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10 Pfennig - Weissenfels an der Saale
| Issuer | Magistrat der Stadt Weißenfels |
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| Year | 1918 |
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| Weight | 1.9 g |
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| Edge | Reeded / Plain |
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| Mintage | 1918 - F#589.2 (reeded edge) - 1918 - F#589.2a) Reverse: `10` is 6.0 mm high ; 1 is under IS ; space between 10 - PFENNIG is 1.5 mm - 1918 - F#589.2b) like a) but 1 under EI ; space between 10 - PFENNIG is 1.8 mm - 1918 - F#589.3 Reverse: `10` is 5.5 mm high (smooth edge) - |
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Weißenfels issued this zinc notgeld piece in 1918 as the Imperial German economy buckled under four years of war. Metal requisitioning had stripped municipal reserves of copper and nickel — the standard coinage metals — forcing hundreds of German towns to strike emergency issues in whatever was available. Zinc was the fallback. The Magistrat's authorization reflects a broader collapse in the Reichsbank's ability to keep small denominations in circulation, particularly in mid-sized Prussian towns like Weißenfels, where industrial demand for coin outpaced supply.
The Funck references indicate at least two recognized die varieties for this type.