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5 Pfennig - Ahrweiler N. Mies
| Issuer | Ahrweiler, City of |
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| Type | Emergency coin |
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| Obverse lettering | N. MIES. 5 ✭ AHRWEILER ✭ |
| Reverse description | Plain field bearing a large, bold numeral '5' centrally positioned, indicating the denomination of five Pfennig. The design is entirely devoid of additional legend or ornament, reflecting the austere character of emergency currency. The octagonal shape and milled production are evident in the coin's clean geometric outline. |
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Ahrweiler's iron notgeld pfennig issues date to the acute small-change shortage that gripped German municipalities from 1917 onward, as wartime metal requisitions stripped copper and nickel from civilian circulation entirely. Iron was the fallback — cheap, available, and deeply unpopular with the public due to rapid rusting in pocket wear. N. Mies was the local issuing merchant or authority responsible for this particular token's authorization, a common arrangement in Rhineland towns where municipal and commercial issuers operated in parallel.