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25 Pfennig - Westerholt
| Issuer | Gemeinde Westerholt (Municipality of Westerholt) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Reference(s) | Funck#598.2, Men18#33501.2 |
| Obverse description | The coin features a plain field with the large numeral '25' prominently struck in the center, serving as the denomination. A circular Latin legend reading 'GEMEINDE WESTERHOLT i.W.' arcs around the upper portion of the coin, identifying the issuing municipality. The lower portion of the circumferential legend reads 'PFENNIG', flanked on either side by a six-pointed star ornament separating the legend elements. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Westerholt's 1920 notgeld issue was a direct product of the postwar coin shortage that left German municipalities scrambling to fill the void left by hoarded or melted imperial coinage. Iron was the fallback material for dozens of small Westphalian communities that lacked the connections or budget to commission the more decorative zinc or porcelain pieces that larger towns were producing at the same time. The Ruhr district context matters here: Westerholt sat at the heart of coal country, and its municipal finances in 1920 were operating under the shadow of ongoing labor unrest and the occupation threat that would materialize fully in 1923.