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5 Pfennig - Göppingen
| Issuer | Oberamt Göppingen |
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| Year | 1918 |
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| Thickness | 1.3 mm |
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| Obverse description | The denomination numeral '5' dominates the central field in large raised figures, with the word 'PFENNIG' inscribed below it and the date '1918' at the bottom. A circular legend reading 'KRIEGSNOTGELD OBERAMT GÖPPINGEN' surrounds the design along the entire periphery. The lettering is rendered in plain serif capitals consistent with wartime emergency coinage production. |
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| Mintage | 1918 - - 97,622 |
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Göppingen's Oberamt issued this zinc notgeld piece in 1918 as the German imperial war economy stripped copper and nickel from civilian coinage entirely. District-level authorities across Württemberg scrambled to fill the small-denomination gap themselves, producing locally sanctioned substitutes that varied wildly in material quality and striking consistency. Zinc was the unsentimental default — abundant, workable, and considered expendable.
The Funck reference places this among the better-documented Württemberg district issues, but survival in undamaged condition is complicated by zinc's notorious susceptibility to oxidation and post-strike corrosion.