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10 Pfennig - Lichtenfels
| Issuer | Magistrat der Stadt Lichtenfels |
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| Type | Emergency coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Lichtenfels issued zinc notgeld during the acute small-change shortage that gripped Germany from roughly 1916 onward, as copper and nickel were requisitioned for war production and Imperial coinage effectively vanished from daily commerce. Municipal authorities across Bavaria stepped in with locally issued pieces, each redeemable only within their own jurisdiction — a patchwork monetary stopgap that lasted well past the Armistice.
Zinc was the material of last resort: prone to corrosion, difficult to strike cleanly, and broadly disliked by the public. Survivors in decent condition are the exception.