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10 Pfennig - Gunzenhausen
| Issuer | Gunzenhausen, City of |
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| Year | 1917 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | The large numeral '10' dominates the central field, denoting the denomination of ten Pfennig. The figure is rendered in bold, raised relief with a simple, unadorned typographic style characteristic of wartime Notgeld issues. A continuous beaded border encircles the entire reverse, with no additional legend, exergual inscription, or decorative elements present. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Gunzenhausen issued this zinc notgeld piece in 1917, the point in the war when the German military's appetite for copper and nickel had stripped conventional coinage from circulation almost entirely. Municipal authorities across Bavaria were left to fill the gap themselves. The nickel-plated variant of this type suggests the city had access to at least some finishing capacity, though the underlying zinc body tells the real story of wartime material substitution.