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5 Pfennig - Lichtenfels
| Issuer | City of Lichtenfels in Oberfranken |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Currency | Mark (1914-1924) |
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| Obverse lettering | ★ STADT LICHTENFELS ★ |
| Reverse description | The central field bears the large numeral '5' in bold relief, denoting the face value. The circular legend KLEINGELDERSATZMÜNZE — meaning 'small change substitute coin' — runs along the upper periphery, with a single five-pointed star positioned at the base of the field. The entire design is contained within a beaded border consistent with the obverse. |
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Lichtenfels issued this zinc notgeld piece in 1920 amid the acute small-change shortage that followed Germany's postwar economic dislocation — federal copper and nickel coinage had effectively vanished from circulation as hoarding and metal scarcity left municipalities scrambling to fill the gap. Dozens of small Bavarian towns issued their own emergency pfennig pieces during this window, most authorized under loosely interpreted emergency powers rather than any formal federal mandate.
Zinc was the default material for these municipal issues precisely because it had little intrinsic value worth hoarding.