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10 Reichspfennig
| Issuer | Deutsche Wehrmacht |
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| Year | 1942 |
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| Currency | Reichspfennig (1941-1944) |
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| Obverse description | Green letterpress note with the denomination numeral '10' in large gothic script at upper left and right, flanked by circular Deutsche Wehrmacht eagle-and-swastika vignettes. Central text cartouche carries the denomination legend and military voucher inscription. A fine guilloche underprint fills the background. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΠΟΛΙΤΕΙΑ ΓΕΝ. ΔΙΟΙΚΗΣΙΣ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΙΑΣ |
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Wehrmacht Reichskreditkassen notes and their subsidiary small-denomination Behelfszahlungsmittel served as occupation currency across German-controlled territories. This 10 Reichspfennig piece belongs to the military auxiliary payment series introduced to prevent German soldiers from drawing on local economies using Reichsmarks proper — a policy that broke down almost immediately in practice.
The 1942 date aligns with peak occupation reach across Western Europe and the Eastern Front. Notes of this denomination circulated hard and were not treated carefully; surviving examples with intact corners are genuinely uncommon.