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10 Pfennig - Kösching
| Issuer | Kösching, Market Town of |
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| Year | 1917 |
| Type | Emergency coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by the municipal coat of arms of Kösching, a quartered shield displaying the Bavarian lozengy pattern on the dexter half and a tree on the sinister half, surmounted by a decorative crest. The date is split to either side of the shield, with '19' at the left and '17' at the right. A circular legend in raised Latin characters reads 'MARKTGEMEINDE' along the upper arc and 'KÖSCHING' along the lower arc, separated by the date numerals. The rim is bordered by a continuous ring of beads. |
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| Reverse description | The large denomination numeral '10' is prominently displayed in the centre of the field, beneath the word 'BIS' and above the circular legend. The upper arc of the legend reads '✶ GILTIG ✶' flanking the top, while the remainder of the inscription continues around the lower arc reading '1 JAHR NACH FRIEDENSSCHLUSS', indicating validity for one year after the conclusion of peace. The rim is bordered by a continuous ring of beads, consistent with the obverse. |
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Kösching is a small market town in Bavaria, and this 1917 zinc piece is Kriegsgeld — emergency money issued by municipalities when the Imperial government's wartime metal requisitions stripped copper and nickel from the civilian coin supply. By 1917 the situation was acute enough that hundreds of German towns and districts were authorized to produce their own low-denomination substitutes. Zinc was the material of last resort: cheap, abundant, and deeply unpopular with the public for its tendency to corrode rapidly in pocket wear.