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50 Pfennig - Lauter
| Issuer | Sparkasse Lauter |
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| Currency | Mark (1914-1924) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents the denomination and individual control number in two lines across an otherwise plain field. The upper line reads 50 Pfg in bold raised numerals and abbreviated lettering, while the lower line displays the four-digit individual control number 3212 in large raised figures. The field is unadorned save for a beaded border running parallel to the rim, consistent with the obverse, emphasising the utilitarian character of this notgeld issue. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Lauter's Sparkasse issued this zinc notgeld piece during the acute coin shortages that gripped Germany following World War I, when municipal savings banks and local institutions stepped in to fill a vacuum left by the collapse of normal currency supply. Zinc was the material of necessity — copper and nickel had been consumed by the war effort years earlier.
Funck 280.2A indicates a specific die variant within the Lauter series, suggesting at least one other emission exists for this type.