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10 Pfennig - Naumburg an der Saale
| Issuer | Naumburg an der Saale, City of |
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| Year | 1919 |
| Type | Emergency coin |
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| Obverse lettering | STADT NAUMBURG∙A∙D∙S ★ 1919 ★ |
| Reverse description | A continuous pearl border encircles the reverse field, mirroring the obverse treatment. The denomination is prominently displayed in the centre of the field as the large numeral '10', flanked above and below by the word PFENNIG in raised serif capitals, creating a bold, legible design typical of German municipal emergency coinage. The layout is strictly symmetrical, with the inscription PFENNIG appearing both above and below the numeral, filling the available field without additional ornament. |
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Naumburg's iron notgeld of 1919 belongs to the first wave of municipal emergency coinage issued across Germany as the central government failed to supply adequate small change in the chaotic months following the November 1918 armistice. Cities and towns were legally permitted — briefly — to strike their own coins to keep local commerce moving. Iron was the default material because copper, nickel, and zinc had been consumed by the war effort, and many municipal issues of this period were struck on whatever blank stock local foundries could supply.
The Funck 356.1 designation places this among the catalogued varieties, though attribution between closely related Naumburg iron types can hinge on minor die differences.