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10 Pfennig - Ober-Glogau
| Issuer | City of Ober-Glogau (Upper Silesia) |
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| Year | 1918 |
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| Value | 10 Pfennigs (10 Pfennige) (0.10) |
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| Obverse description | The municipal coat of arms of Ober-Glogau occupies the central field, depicting a shield charged with two crossed vine branches bearing clusters of grapes, surmounted by a mural crown with three towers rendered in fine detail. The legend STADT OBER-GLOGAU curves along the lower portion of the coin in bold sans-serif capital letters, with a plain inner border separating the inscription from the rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | STADT OBER-GLOGAU |
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Ober-Glogau's iron notgeld of 1918 was a direct response to the acute metal shortage gripping Germany in the final year of the war, when copper and nickel had long since been diverted to munitions production. Municipalities across Silesia were left to fend for themselves, issuing locally authorized emergency pfennig pieces in whatever base material remained available. Iron was the fallback of last resort.
The Funck reference places this among the better-documented Silesian municipal issues, though surviving examples frequently show advanced surface oxidation — iron notgeld was never intended for longevity.