Catalog
10 Pfennigs - München Leonhard Dobmann Metzgermeister
| Issuer | Leonhard Dobmann, Metzgermeister (Munich, Bavaria) |
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| Value | 10 Pfennigs (10 Pfennige) (0.10) |
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| Obverse description | A plain zinc field bears the large numeral '10' prominently struck in the center, enclosed within a beaded inner circle. The circular legend reads '* LEONHARD DOBMANN *' along the upper arc and 'METZGERMEISTER *' along the lower arc, separated by small five-pointed stars. The rim is defined by a continuous outer beaded border, giving the token a simple yet functional utilitarian character consistent with German Notgeld emergency coinage of the World War I era. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features the large numeral '10' centrally placed within a beaded inner circle, with a small dot flanking the numeral at center. The circular legend 'KLEINGELDERSATZMARKE' runs around the upper and right portions of the outer ring, denoting its function as a small change substitute token. Three five-pointed stars are evenly spaced along the lower arc of the outer ring. The rim is bordered by a continuous beaded cordon, consistent in style with the obverse. |
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Issued by Leonhard Dobmann, a master butcher operating in Munich, this zinc notgeld token circulated as private emergency currency during the severe coin shortages that struck Germany in the First World War and immediate postwar years. Municipal and commercial issuers flooded the market with such pieces when the Reichsbank could not keep small denomination coinage in circulation — zinc was among the cheapest available substitutes. Butchers, bakers, and brewers issued by the hundreds across Bavaria alone.
The Hasselmann catalog remains the primary reference for Bavarian private issues of this type; the #664.2 suffix indicates a die variant within Dobmann's own small series.