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5 Pfennig - Driesen Brandenburg
| Issuer | Magistrat der Stadt Driesen |
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| Reference(s) | Funck#104.4, Men05#5761.4, Men18#7190.4 |
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| Reverse description | The central field features the large numeral '5' denoting the denomination, enclosed within a twisted rope circle that frames the design element. The surrounding annular legend KLEINGELDERSATZMARKE — meaning 'small change substitute token' — arcs around the upper portion of the field, with three small stars serving as separators at the base of the legend. The entire design is enclosed by a prominent pearl border along the rim, consistent with the obverse treatment. |
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| Reverse lettering | KLEINGELDERSATZMARKE 5 ★ ★ ★ |
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Driesen — today Drezdenko, in what is now western Poland — issued emergency coinage during the First World War when the imperial government's requisitioning of copper and nickel left municipalities scrambling to keep small change in circulation. These Stadtnotmünzen were produced under local magistrate authority, a legal grey area that Berlin tolerated out of necessity rather than endorsement. Iron was the de facto fallback material by 1917–18, cheap enough to strike but corrosive enough that survivors in collectible condition are genuinely uncommon.