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10 Pfennig - Marktschorgast
| Issuer | Marktschorgast, Market Town of |
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| Composition | Zinc |
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| Obverse description | A beaded border runs along the outer rim, enclosing a circular Latin legend reading MARKTGEMEINDE MARKTSCHORGAST. At the center, the municipal coat of arms of Marktschorgast is displayed within a cartouche-style shield, featuring a stylized rose blossom in the field, surmounted by a decorative crest element above the shield. The overall design is rendered in low relief on a flat, unadorned field typical of wartime notgeld coinage. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Marktschorgast is a small market town in Upper Franconia, Bavaria, and this zinc piece belongs to the vast wave of German municipal notgeld issued during and after World War I, when metal coinage disappeared from circulation as copper, nickel, and brass were requisitioned for war production. Zinc was itself a compromise material — cheaper towns used iron. The Funck catalogue remains the primary reference for these municipal issues, and the dual citation here suggests consistent attribution across the two major notgeld reference systems.