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2 Pfennig - Wansen
| Issuer | Städtische Sparkasse zu Wansen |
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| Value | 2 Pfennigs (2 Pfennige) (0.02) |
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| Obverse description | A raised pearl border frames the entire obverse. At center, a raised circular medallion bears a facing effigy of Saint John the Baptist, depicted with long hair, a beard, and a moustache, rendered in a bold, low-relief folk style. Surrounding the central medallion, a circumferential legend in raised Latin capital letters reads STÄDTISCHE SPARKASSE ZU WANSEN, separated at the base by a single raised dot. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Wansen — today Wiązów in southwestern Poland — issued notgeld coinage through its municipal savings bank during the acute metal shortages of World War I, when the German imperial government had largely exhausted copper and bronze supplies for the war effort. Iron became the default fallback for small municipal issues across Silesia during this period. Funck 573.3 distinguishes this specific die marriage within the Wansen sequence; collectors should verify the reverse die characteristics against Funck's plates, as minor variants exist within this catalog number.