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25 Pfennig - Regen Josef Schrank Goldwaren and Uhrengeschäft
| Issuer | Josef Schrank Goldwaren & Uhrengeschäft |
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| Value | 25 Pfennigs (25 Pfennige) (0.25) |
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| Obverse description | An outer pearl border follows the octagonal flan perimeter, enclosing a circular legend reading JOSEF SCHRANK GOLDWAREN & UHRENGESCHAFT with the issuer's branch locations REGEN, ZWIESEL, and OSTERHOFEN separated by floral rosette ornaments. Within the legend, a beaded circle frames the central field, which bears the large numeral 25 denoting the denomination. The design is entirely typographic, with no pictorial device, reflecting the utilitarian character of German Notgeld emergency coinage of the early 1920s. |
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| Obverse lettering | JOSEF SCHRANK GOLDWAREN & UHRENGESCHAFT REGEN ✿ ZWIESEL ✿ OSTERHOFEN 25 ✿ |
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Josef Schrank's jewelry and watch shop in Regen issued this zinc notgeld piece during the acute small-change shortage that gripped Germany in the early 1920s, when municipal and commercial issuers flooded the market with emergency coinage to fill the gap left by hoarded or melted official currency. Zinc was the material of necessity — cheap, abundant, and deeply unglamorous for a Goldwaren dealer to put his name on.