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10 Mark - Münsterberg
| Issuer | Münsterberg (Lower Silesia), City of |
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| Value | 10 Mark |
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| Obverse description | Central design features a standing armored figure of Duke Karl (Herzog Karl), depicted in full medieval regalia, holding a lance or banner staff in his right hand. Two six-pointed stars flank the figure in the field, one to each side. The legend HERZOG KARL arcs around the upper portion of the coin, with beaded border encircling the entire design. The relief is characteristic of Meissen-style molded porcelain notgeld production of the early 1920s. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Münsterberg issued porcelain notgeld in the early 1920s as hard currency effectively vanished from circulation during Germany's hyperinflationary spiral. The city, like dozens of other Silesian municipalities, contracted with regional porcelain manufacturers — most likely Meissen or one of the Silesian factory networks — to produce emergency coinage that could at least hold its shape if not its value. Porcelain issues from this period were often produced in limited runs and retained locally, which is why survivors tend toward higher condition than their metal contemporaries.
Scheuch 217a distinguishes this variety from closely related issues in the same series.