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2 Pfennig - Zwiesel
| Issuer | Stadt Zwiesel (City of Zwiesel) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | A plain field bears the large numeral '2' prominently centered, with the abbreviation 'PFG.' inscribed below in the lower field and the date '1920' appearing at the bottom. The circular legend 'NOTGELD DER STADT ZWIESEL' runs along the periphery. The entire design is enclosed within a fine beaded border. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Zwiesel is a small glassmaking town in the Bavarian Forest, and its 1920 notgeld coinage was issued during the acute small-change shortage that followed Germany's defeat in the First World War — hoarding and metal requisitions had gutted circulation of imperial pfennig pieces almost entirely. Hundreds of German municipalities struck their own zinc or iron emergency coins that year, and Zwiesel was among the smaller issuers, which generally translates to lower surviving populations than the larger city issues.