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5 Pfennigs - Berlin Hermann Tietz
| Issuer | Hermann Tietz (department store), Berlin |
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| Currency | Mark (1914-1924) |
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| Obverse description | Octagonal zinc notgeld token with a continuous pearl border following the coin's periphery. The large numeral '5' dominates the central field, boldly rendered in raised relief. The issuer's name 'HERMANN TIETZ' arcs across the upper portion of the legend, while 'BERLIN' appears in the lower arc, the two separated by small six-pointed star stops at either side. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Hermann Tietz was one of Germany's dominant department store chains in the early twentieth century, operating flagship locations in Berlin at a scale that rivaled Wertheim and KaDeWe. Like several large retailers during the coin shortages of World War I and its aftermath, Tietz issued its own Notgeld-style tokens redeemable in-store — a practical workaround when the Reichsbank could not keep small-denomination coinage in circulation. Zinc was the only viable option by this point; copper and nickel had long been requisitioned for the war effort.