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10 pfennig - Neusalz a.Oder
| Issuer | Stadtgemeinde Neusalz (Oder) |
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| Year | 1918 |
| Type | Emergency coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts a single-masted sailing vessel with furled sails navigating a river, rendered in low relief within a raised inner circle bordered by a pearl ring. A figure is seated at the stern of the boat. The surrounding legend reads STADTGEMEINDE NEUSALZ (ODER), distributed around the upper and lateral periphery, with the date 1918 appearing at the base flanked by two six-pointed stars. The outermost border is composed of a continuous ring of raised beads. |
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| Reverse description | The denomination numeral 10 is prominently displayed in large raised figures at the centre of the field, enclosed within a inner pearl circle. The word PFENNIG curves along the lower portion of this inner circle, while the legend ERSATZGELD arcs across the upper periphery between two six-pointed stars. The entire design is framed by an outer ring of raised beads consistent with the obverse border treatment. |
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Neusalz an der Oder — today Nowa Sól in Poland — issued this notgeld piece in 1918 as the German imperial small-change shortage reached its worst point. The drain of copper and nickel into war production had effectively collapsed the supply of official low-denomination coinage, forcing hundreds of municipalities to fill the gap themselves. Iron was the default fallback: cheap, available, and deeply unpopular with the public, who found it corroded in the pocket within weeks.