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50 Pfennig - Algringen
| Issuer | Algrange, Municipality of |
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| Year | 1922 |
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| Reference(s) | Funck#8.3, Men05#251.4, Men18#359.4 |
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| Reverse description | The large numeral 50 dominates the central field, enclosed within a rope circle denoting the denomination. The circular legend KLEINGELDERSATZMARKE arcs around the upper periphery within a beaded border, identifying the piece as a small-change substitute token. Three five-pointed stars are arranged along the lower arc between the rope circle and the beaded rim, serving as decorative separators. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Algringen — the German name for Algrange — issued notgeld through the early 1920s when the town's administrative status was itself in flux. The territory had reverted to France after 1918, but the German-speaking industrial community around the local ironworks still operated within a transitional economic zone where small-denomination coinage remained chronically short. Zinc was the material of necessity, not preference; copper and nickel had been consumed by the war years before.