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50 Pfennig - Hattingen
| Issuer | Hattingen, Municipality of |
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| Year | 1917 |
| Type | Emergency coin |
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| Reverse description | A continuous pearl border encircles the reverse. The central field is occupied by the municipal coat of arms of Hattingen, depicting a caduceus (winged staff entwined with serpents) flanked by crossed mining hammers and a sheaf of wheat, with a spread eagle displayed at the top of the device — symbolizing commerce, industry, and agriculture. A two-part patriotic legend in Latin script arcs around the border: 'AN DEUTSCHEM GEIST UND DEUTSCHER KRAFT' across the upper arc and 'BRICHT ENGLANDS GIER' and 'TROTZ GOLDES MACHT' along the sides and lower arc, separated by five-pointed stars, expressing nationalist wartime sentiment. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Hattingen issued this zinc notgeld piece in 1917 as the German war economy systematically stripped copper and nickel from civilian coinage. The municipal series from this Ruhr town followed emergency ordinances permitting local authorities to produce subsidiary currency — zinc being one of the few metals not yet entirely commandeered by the military-industrial apparatus by that point in the war.