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5 Pfennigs - Schleiz Hofkonditorei Carl Ried'l
| Issuer | Hofkonditorei Carl Ried'l, Schleiz |
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| Value | 5 Pfennigs (5 Pfennige) (0.05) |
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| Obverse description | Octagonal zinc notgeld token with a pearl border following the coin's eight-sided periphery. A concentric inner pearl circle frames the central field, within which the large numeral '5' appears in raised relief, denoting the denomination. The circular legend between the pearl border and inner circle reads 'HOFKONDITOREI CARL RIED'L SCHLEIZ', with a small floral ornament separating the text. The design is plain and functional, typical of German WWI-era private emergency coinage. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Schleiz, a small residency town in the Reuss principalities of Thuringia, saw a proliferation of private emergency coinage during the post-WWI shortages, when zinc and aluminum tokens issued by local merchants briefly substituted for official small change. Hofkonditorei Carl Riedl — a court confectionery, the "Hof" prefix indicating a formal appointment to the princely household — issued these pieces for in-store transactions when pfennig coinage had effectively vanished from circulation by 1919–1921.
The Reuss principalities themselves had ceased to exist by late 1918, leaving Riedl's "court" designation a ceremonial holdover from a dissolved monarchy.