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50 Pfennig - Alfeld Fagus G.M.B.H.
| Issuer | Fagus G.M.B.H., Alfeld |
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| Year | 1917 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Square zinc notgeld token with a beaded border running along all four sides. The issuer's name FAGUS G.M.B.H. is boldly incused in capital letters along the upper margin, while ALFELD. LEINE appears in the lower margin. A raised inner beaded frame encloses the central field, within which the large denomination numeral 50 is prominently rendered in raised relief, conveying the token's face value in an austere, utilitarian style characteristic of World War I German emergency coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | FAGUS G.M.B.H. 50 ALFELD. LEINE |
| Reverse description | Square reverse sharing the same beaded outer border and raised inner beaded frame as the obverse. The brand name Fagus is rendered in flowing cursive script in the upper portion of the field, separated from the central area by a horizontal raised line. The large numeral 50 occupies the centre of the inner beaded square. The word KLEINGELDERSATZ — meaning small change substitute — is distributed across the lower and lateral margins in upright capital letters, affirming the token's function as an official emergency substitute for small coinage. |
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