25 Pfennig - Höhr

Höhr, a small town in the Westerwald region of Germany, had been a center of salt-glazed stoneware production since the 16th century. When the postwar metal shortage and rampant inflation made conventional coinage impractical, the town leaned on what it actually had — ceramic expertise. The Westerwald potteries were among the most technically sophisticated in Germany, and several municipalities in the region issued porcelain notgeld through established local kilns rather than contracting with outside mints.

Gray porcelain pieces from this series are notably harder to source than the glazed polychrome variants issued elsewhere.