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10 Pfennigs Städtische Straßenbahn
| Issuer | Städtische Straßenbahn Dresden |
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| Value | 10 Pfennigs (10 Pfennige) (0.10) |
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| Obverse description | Square note printed on tan paper with an ornamental guilloche border running along all four edges. The denomination '10 Pf' is printed in large bold letterpress at centre, flanked by the letters 'I' and 'k', with a serial number above in black. Below the denomination, the text 'Fahrgeld der Städt. Straßenbahn Dresden' is set in two lines, identifying this note as fare currency of the Dresden municipal tramway. |
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| Obverse lettering | 14199 I 10 Pf k Fahrgeld der Städt. Straßen- bahn Dresden |
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Dresden's municipal tramway system issued small-denomination Notgeld during the acute coin shortage of the First World War, when copper and nickel were diverted to the war effort and small change effectively vanished from everyday commerce. Transit operators across Germany filled the gap themselves rather than wait for central authority to act.
At 33 × 33 mm, this is among the smallest circulation pieces in the Notgeld category — closer to a postage stamp than a banknote, and prone to loss and deterioration accordingly. Surviving examples in any reasonable condition are proportionally scarcer than the issue figures suggest.