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10 Pfennig - Cardboard Test
| Issuer | Stadt Lüdenscheid (City of Lüdenscheid) |
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| Technique | Printed |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents the large numeral '10' in the upper portion of the field in bold serif typography, set against a finely guilloche-patterned background suggestive of banknote-style security printing. Below the numeral, the denomination legend 'PFENNIG' appears in prominent capital letters, followed by two lines reading 'STADT' and 'LÜDENSCHEID', the latter underscored by a thin rule. The overall composition is spare and typographic, relying on the printed guilloché field for decorative effect rather than figurative imagery. |
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Lüdenscheid was among the first German municipalities to experiment with cardboard Notgeld during the acute metal shortages of World War I, when copper, nickel, and zinc were being diverted wholesale to the war effort. This piece is a test striking — produced to evaluate whether cardboard could survive the mechanical demands of vending machines and toll barriers before full issue authorization.
Most cardboard test pieces were destroyed after evaluation. The survival rate is exceptionally low.