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2 Pfennigs - Endorf Fritz Blome
| Issuer | Fritz Blome, Endorf |
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| Year | |
| Type | Emergency coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The denomination numeral 2 is depicted in large, bold relief at the center of the field, occupying the majority of the coin's surface. A continuous inner ring of raised pearls (pearl border) encircles the field close to the rim, providing the sole decorative element. The surrounding area between the pearl border and the coin's edge is left plain. The design is stark and functional, reflecting the expedient nature of notgeld token coinage. |
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Fritz Blome's Endorf notgeld issues belong to the wave of private emergency coinage that flooded Germany during the acute small-change shortage of the early 1920s. Local merchants and businesses issued their own tokens when municipal and state authorities couldn't keep pace with demand — Blome among them. Zinc was the practical choice: cheap, workable, and already familiar from wartime coinage.