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10 Pfennig - Lissa
| Issuer | City of Lissa (Posen) |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | A fine pearl border runs along the inner edge of the coin. The circular legend, reading STADT · LISSA (POSEN) ·, is arranged around the periphery of the field in Latin capitals, separated by raised dot stops. The denomination numeral 10 is prominently displayed in large serif figures at the centre of the field, occupying most of the available space. The overall design is plain and utilitarian, characteristic of German Notgeld emergency coinage of the World War I era. |
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| Reverse description | A continuous pearl border follows the inner rim of the coin. The denomination numeral 10 is struck in large, bold serif figures dominating the otherwise plain, unadorned field. No additional legend, symbol, or decorative element is present. The design is severely functional, consistent with the emergency coinage issues produced by German municipalities during the wartime coin shortage. |
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Lissa — known today as Leszno, Poland — issued this zinc notgeld piece during the acute coin shortages of World War I, when the Imperial German government suspended small-denomination bronze and copper coinage to conserve metal for the war effort. Municipal and commercial issuers across the occupied eastern provinces scrambled to fill the gap. Zinc was the compromise material: cheap, available, and deeply unpopular with the public, who found it corroded quickly in pocket wear.
Posen's municipal issues are among the less-documented notgeld series, and Funck's numbering reflects the fragmentary survival record.