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10 Pfennig
| Issuer | Stadt Schleiz (Reuss-Schleiz) |
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| Year | 1917 |
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| Value | 10 Pfennigs (10 Pfennige) (0.10) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse of this German Notgeld issue carries the denomination '10 Pfennig' in bold letterpress, accompanied by the issuing authority inscription identifying the town of Schleiz in the Reuss-Schleiz principality. A simple typographic layout typical of wartime emergency municipal currency is employed, with decorative border elements framing the central text. The year of issue, 1917, appears within the note's text block alongside validity or redemption conditions. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse of this Notgeld note carries standard redemption or validity clauses in German script, consistent with municipal emergency currency practice of the First World War period. A plain typographic composition is used, with textual elements arranged within a ruled border. The overall design reflects the utilitarian character of locally produced wartime small-denomination paper money. |
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Schleiz was the capital of the tiny principality of Reuss-Schleiz, one of the most obscure of the Thuringian micro-states absorbed into the German Empire in 1871. By 1917, wartime metal shortages had forced municipalities across Germany to issue emergency paper Kleingeld — small-denomination notgeld — to replace copper and nickel coins requisitioned for the war effort. Stadt Schleiz was among hundreds of such local authorities issuing their own stopgap currency that year.
The sheer volume of 1917 municipal notgeld issuers means survival rates are high; collector demand for Schleiz specifically remains modest.