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20 Pfennig - Tannhausen Julian Websky
| Issuer | Julian Websky (Tannhausen) |
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| Year | 1917 |
| Type | Emergency coin |
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| Obverse description | Octagonal zinc notgeld token with a plain field at centre bearing the large numeral '20' in raised relief, denoting the denomination in Pfennig. The issuer's name 'JULIAN WEBSKY' curves along the upper periphery, while the place name 'TANNHAUSEN' arcs along the lower periphery, both separated by small five-pointed star ornaments at the lateral positions. An inner border of raised beads encircles the central field, and a further row of beads runs along the outer rim of the octagonal flan. The date '1917' appears in the lower central zone between the denomination numeral and the place-name legend. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Julian Websky operated a textile manufacturing concern in Tannhausen, Silesia — one of hundreds of private industrial firms that issued their own emergency coinage during the acute metal shortages of 1917, when the German imperial government had stripped copper and nickel from civilian circulation for the war effort. Zinc, though corroding poorly in pocket wear, was the available substitute. These factory-issued Notgeld pieces were legal for use only within the issuing firm's own payroll and company store system.