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10 Pfennig - Blankenstein
| Issuer | Blankenstein (Reuss), Municipality of |
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| Composition | Iron |
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| Obverse description | The obverse field is dominated by the large bold numeral '10' at center, set within a circular legend reading 'GEMEINDE' above and 'BLANKENSTEIN' below, flanked by two five-pointed stars at the sides. Below the central numeral, a small cogwheel or gear device serves as a decorative and symbolic motif, referencing local industry. The entire design is contained within a beaded border running along the coin's rim. |
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| Mintage | ND - F#46.8 - ND - F#46.8a) Reverse:Pearl circle around value is Ø 10.0 mm, Star center - star center is 4.5 mm - ND - F#46.8b) Reverse:Pearl circle around value is Ø 11.0 mm, Star center - star center is 5.0 mm - |
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Blankenstein was a small town in the Principality of Reuss, and this iron piece belongs to the vast wave of German municipal notgeld issued during the acute metal shortages of World War I. Iron was pressed into service precisely because copper, nickel, and zinc had been commandeered for the war effort. Most of these municipal issues circulated only within their issuing town and were redeemed — or simply abandoned — once the emergency passed.
The Funck reference places this among the catalogued Kleingeldersatz issues, a category that occupied German collectors almost immediately after the war ended.