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10 Pfennig - Halberstädter Flugzeugwerke
| Issuer | Halberstädter Flugzeugwerke (HFW) |
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| Year | 1918 |
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| Thickness | 1.2 mm |
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| Obverse description | Within a raised pearl border, the central field depicts a front-facing biplane aircraft rendered in relief, its twin wings and fuselage struts clearly delineated. Two tall vertical structural towers or pylons flank the aircraft in the background, referencing the factory's aviation manufacturing heritage. Above the aircraft, the monogram initials H, F, and W are prominently positioned in the upper field, with F at the apex. Along the lower portion of the field, the full issuer name HALBERSTÄDTER FLUGZEUG WERKE is inscribed in three lines within the legend area. |
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| Obverse lettering | H F W HALBERSTÄDTER FLUGZEUG WERKE |
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Halberstädter Flugzeugwerke issued this notgeld piece in the closing months of World War I, when Germany's collapsing currency and wartime metal shortages had made small-denomination coinage effectively disappear from circulation. Factory-issued emergency money of this kind was a practical solution — workers needed change for canteen purchases and minor transactions, and the central government was in no position to supply it. HFW was producing fighter aircraft at the time, most notably the Halberstadt CL.II ground-attack biplane, making this one of the more unusual intersections of military-industrial production and monetary improvisation.