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50 Pfennig - Nürnberg Wilhelm Gevekoht
| Issuer | Wilhelm Gevekoht, Nürnberg |
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| Year | 1917-1918 |
| Type | Emergency coin |
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| Reverse description | Octagonal reverse displaying the large denomination numeral '50' at centre in bold raised relief, enclosed within a raised rope or cable border. The circular legend 'KLEINGELDERSATZMARKE' (small change substitute token) runs along the upper periphery between the rope border and an outer dotted border following the octagonal flan edge. Three small six-pointed stars are evenly spaced along the lower portion of the field. The overall design is stark and functional, consistent with the emergency coinage aesthetics of the 1917–1918 period. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Issued by Wilhelm Gevekoht, a Nürnberg-based merchant or tradesman, this is a piece of First World War German Notgeld — emergency municipal and private coinage produced when the imperial government's wartime metal requisitions stripped zinc, nickel, and copper from everyday circulation. By 1917, the shortage was acute enough that individual businesses were legally permitted to issue their own fractional currency, redeemable at the issuer's premises. Thousands of such pieces flooded Bavaria alone.
Gevekoht's issue in zinc reflects the material hierarchy of the period — even that base metal was increasingly directed toward shell casings and military hardware by 1918.