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| Issuer | Stadtsparkasse Bielefeld |
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| Year | 1917 |
| Type | Emergency coin |
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| Obverse description | A female munitions factory worker is depicted standing at a worktable in three-quarter view, rendered in low relief within the octagonal field. The city name STADT BIELEFELD appears flanking the central figure along the left border, with the date 1917 positioned below. The design reflects wartime emergency issue iconography, emphasizing civilian industrial labor in support of the war effort. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The large numeral '5' dominates the central field, rendered in a bold, stylized Art Nouveau-influenced design with an interlocking rectangular motif enclosing the denomination mark 'Pf.' within the figure. The legend STADT- / SPARKASSE arcs across the upper portion of the octagonal field, while KRIEGSWERT- / MARKE (war value token) is inscribed in two lines across the lower field, identifying the piece as a wartime emergency token issued by the municipal savings bank. |
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