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5 Pfennig - Neumarkt Schlesien
| Issuer | Stadtsparkasse Neumarkt (Silesia) |
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| Year | 1917 |
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| Reference(s) | Funck#367.2, Men18#23164.2 |
| Obverse description | An outer pearl border follows the octagonal flan, enclosing a circular inner pearl ring. Within the central field, the large numeral '5' denotes the denomination in bold relief. The surrounding legend, reading 'STADTSPARKASSE' above and 'NEUMARKT SCHLES.' below, arcs between the outer pearl border and the inner pearl circle, identifying the issuing municipal savings bank. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Neumarkt in Silesia — today Środa Śląska in Poland — issued this zinc notgeld piece in 1917 as metal shortages stripped German municipalities of their coin supply. The Imperial government had requisitioned copper and nickel for war production, leaving local savings banks to fill the gap with whatever materials remained available. Zinc was the last resort.
The Stadtsparkasse, a municipal savings institution rather than a commercial bank, had no minting authority under normal circumstances. Emergency legislation passed in 1916 effectively delegated that responsibility downward.