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5 Pfennig - Radeberg F.L.R.
| Issuer | City of Radeberg |
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| Year | 1917 |
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| Currency | Mark (1914-1924) |
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| Obverse description | Plain octagonal zinc field bearing the numeral '5' centered in the upper portion of the die, below which the bold issuer's monogram 'F.L.R.' is displayed in large incuse raised letters across the center. Two horizontal rows of raised beads frame the monogram above and below, forming a decorative border band across the field. A single raised pellet appears at the bottom center of the field. The design is functional and utilitarian in character, consistent with German World War I notgeld emergency coinage practice. |
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| Reverse lettering | KLEINGELDERSATZMARKE 5 ★ ★ ★ |
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Radeberg's 1917 zinc notgeld issue belongs to the vast wave of municipal emergency coinage that flooded Germany after the imperial government's requisition of copper and nickel for war production made ordinary small change impossible to sustain. Hundreds of towns and cities struck their own pieces under emergency authorization, with zinc becoming the default substitute despite its poor striking qualities and tendency to corrode. The "F.L.R." designation identifies the issuing authority more precisely within the municipal structure — a common but not universal practice among notgeld issuers of this period.