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50 Pfennig - Regensburg
| Issuer | City of Regensburg |
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| Year | 1917 |
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| Thickness | 1.18 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The octagonal reverse features an inner pearl border encircling a plain field. The large denomination numeral '50' is prominently struck in bold relief at center. Surrounding it, the circular legend KLEINGELDERSATZMARKE (small change substitute token) runs along the upper and lateral portions of the inner border, with a small star device at the base. The overall design is austere and functional, consistent with wartime notgeld emergency coinage. |
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Regensburg's 1917 zinc Notgeld issue emerged from the same wartime metal crisis that forced German municipal and regional authorities across the Reich to produce emergency coinage after copper and nickel were requisitioned for armaments production. Zinc was the compromise — cheap, workable, deeply unpopular. It corrodes aggressively in circulation, which explains why survivors in decent condition are harder to find than raw mintage figures would suggest.