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2 Pfennig - Marburg an der Lahn
| Issuer | City of Marburg an der Lahn |
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| Year | 1917 |
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| Composition | Iron |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features an outer pearl border encircling the entire field, with the circular legend 'STADT MARBURG' arching above and '2 PFENNIG' arching below, each separated by a six-pointed star, in raised Latin lettering. A second inner pearl circle frames the central field, within which the large numeral '2' is prominently displayed in stylized relief. A small round hole pierces the coin at the top, characteristic of wartime German Notgeld iron coinage. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Marburg issued iron notgeld in 1917 under the same wartime metal shortages that stripped copper from municipal circulation across Germany — the Reichsbank's requisitioning of copper and nickel coins for munitions production left city administrations scrambling to cover small-change gaps with whatever ferrous stock they could source. Marburg's pieces were struck in limited local runs and never intended for anything beyond temporary municipal use.