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10 Pfennig - Rodach
| Issuer | Rodach (Saxe-Coburg and Gotha), City of |
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| Year | 1918 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | A pearl border runs along the outer rim, enclosing a circular Latin legend. At center, the municipal coat of arms of Rodach is depicted, featuring a shield charged with a rampant lion. The circumferential legend reads 'STADT RODACH' above and 'HERZOGTUM COBURG' below, separated by raised circular stops at the sides. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Rodach issued this zinc notgeld piece in 1918 as the German imperial economy collapsed under wartime metal requisitions. Copper and nickel had long been redirected to munitions; municipalities across the smaller Saxon duchies were left to source whatever base metals remained locally to keep small-change transactions functioning. Zinc, a poor substitute, corrodes readily in humid conditions — which explains why surviving examples in undamaged condition are far less common than surviving mintage figures might suggest.