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10 Pfennig - Grafenau Gg. Haering
| Issuer | Gg. Haering, Grafenau |
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| Reference(s) | Men05#9431.2, Men18#11800.2 |
| Obverse description | Octagonal zinc notgeld token with a plain field at center. The circular legend reads 'Gg. Haering' along the upper arc and 'Grafenau' along the lower arc, separated by two five-pointed stars at the left and right. The legend is enclosed within a continuous beaded inner border, which is itself encircled by a second beaded border following the octagonal periphery. The large numeral '10' occupies the central field in bold raised relief. |
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| Obverse lettering | Gg. Haering ★ Grafenau ★ |
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Haering's notgeld was issued out of practical necessity — the acute small-change shortage that gripped Germany following the First World War left local merchants and businesses to fill the gap themselves. Zinc was the material of convenience: copper and nickel had been consumed by the war effort, and zinc tokens could be struck cheaply by local diesinkers with minimal equipment.
Grafenau, a small market town in Lower Bavaria, sits far enough from major minting centers that private merchant issues like this one were particularly common in the region through the early 1920s.