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10 Pfennigs - Lodz A.J. Ostrowski
| Issuer | A.J. Ostrowski (Lodz) |
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| Value | 10 Pfennigs (10 Pfennige) (0.10) |
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| Obverse description | Octagonal flan with a continuous pearl border following the coin's periphery. An inner pearl circle frames the central field, within which the large numeral '10' appears in bold relief. The issuer's name 'A.J. OSTROWSKI' arcs across the upper legend between the two borders, while 'LODZ' is inscribed along the lower arc, identifying the city of issue. Small five-pointed stars flank the lower legend as decorative separators. |
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| Reverse description | Octagonal flan with a continuous pearl border following the coin's periphery. An inner rope or beaded circle encloses the central field, within which the large numeral '10' appears in bold relief. The circular legend 'KLEINGELDERSATZMARKE' arcs around the upper and lateral portions of the field between the two borders, denoting this token's function as a small-change substitute. Three five-pointed stars are evenly spaced along the lower arc as decorative punctuation. |
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Łódź's wartime necessity issues are among the more poorly documented of all Polish notgeld, and pieces attributed to A.J. Ostrowski occupy a particularly obscure corner of that record. The Menzel reference number suggests a private merchant or business token rather than a municipal emergency issue — firms in occupied Łódź during World War I frequently struck their own small-denomination zinc pieces when official coinage dried up under German administration.
Zinc was the material of last resort, chosen for availability rather than durability.