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10 Pfennigs - Halle Gotthelf Heimann & Co G.M.B.H.
| Issuer | Gotthelf Heimann & Co G.M.B.H., Halle an der Saale |
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| Year | 1918 |
| Type | Emergency coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse of this octagonal zinc notgeld token features the large numeral '10' centrally positioned within the field, mirroring the denomination displayed on the obverse. A radiating sun-burst pattern emanates from behind the numeral, adding a decorative element to the otherwise austere design. A circular dotted border encircles the central motif, and the legend 'KLEINGELDERSATZMARKE' curves around the upper periphery in raised Latin lettering, identifying the piece as a small change substitute token. Three asterisks punctuate the lower field, serving as decorative separators. The composition and workmanship are characteristic of the economical production methods employed for German Kriegsgeld (war emergency money) during 1914–1918. |
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Gotthelf Heimann & Co. was a textile and notions wholesaler in Halle an der Saale that, like hundreds of German commercial firms in 1918, resorted to issuing its own zinc Notgeld as the Imperial government's war requisitioning stripped copper and nickel from the civilian money supply entirely. These privately-issued merchant tokens occupied a legal grey zone — tolerated by authorities desperate to keep small transactions moving as official coinage vanished from circulation.