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50 Pfennig - Menden
| Issuer | Menden, City of |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Reference(s) | Funck#328.12, Men05#16572.4, Men18#20803.4 |
| Obverse description | Central field depicts a bear skeleton emerging from a cave entrance, rendered in a stylised graphic manner characteristic of German Notgeld coinage. The date 1919 appears at the top of the field, while the city name MENDEN is inscribed along the lower margin. The overall design is enclosed within a plain rim, with the skeletal bear motif serving as a local heraldic or folkloric emblem of the issuing municipality. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The large numeral '50' dominates the central field in bold raised relief, serving as the principal denomination indicator. The legend NOTGELD arcs across the upper portion of the coin, with the date 1920 appearing to the right, while PFENNIG is inscribed along the lower arc. The entire design is framed by a continuous beaded border running parallel to the coin's edge, with small cross ornaments and dots interspersed within the circular legend. The composition is clean and functional, typical of German municipal emergency coinage of the post-World War I period. |
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