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10 Pfennig - Nürnberg L. Chr. Lauer
| Issuer | L. Chr. Lauer, Nürnberg |
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| Value | 10 Pfennigs (10 Pfennige) (0.10) |
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| Obverse description | Octagonal zinc notgeld token with a pearl border following the coin's periphery enclosing a beaded inner circle, within which the large numeral '10' is prominently displayed in the central field. The circular legend between the pearl rim and the beaded circle reads 'L. CHR. LAUER' at the top and 'NÜRNBERG' at the bottom, separated by five-pointed star ornaments. The overall design is utilitarian, consistent with wartime small-change emergency coinage produced by the Nuremberg medal and coin manufacturing firm. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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L. Chr. Lauer of Nürnberg was one of Germany's most prolific producers of notgeld and ersatz coinage, and zinc pieces like this one were struck in response to acute metal shortages that crippled municipal and commercial token production during and after World War I. Zinc was a compromise material — resistant to the hoarding that plagued copper and nickel — though it corrodes aggressively in circulation, which explains why clean survivors are harder to find than mintage figures alone would suggest.