10 Pfennig - Weissenfels an der Saale

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.