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10 Pfennig - Leipheim
| Issuer | Stadtgemeinde Leipheim |
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| Value | 10 Pfennigs (10 Pfennige) (0.10) |
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| Reverse description | The large numeral '10' dominates the entire central field in bold, raised sans-serif figures, conveying the denomination in a plain and utilitarian style typical of German Notgeld issues. A raised inner dotted border encircles the numeral, itself contained within a raised pearl rim at the edge of the flan. The reverse field is otherwise entirely plain. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Leipheim's zinc notgeld was issued during the acute small-change shortage that gripped Germany from 1916 onward, as wartime metal requisitions stripped copper and nickel from circulation. Municipal authorities across Bavaria took it upon themselves to plug the gap, and Leipheim — a small town on the Danube between Ulm and Günzburg — was among the lesser-documented issuers. Zinc was the compromise metal of the period: cheap, available, but prone to corrosion, which explains why surviving examples in clean condition are harder to find than the modest original mintage might suggest.