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50 Pfennig - Rosenheim
| Issuer | Stadtgemeinde Rosenheim |
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| Year | 1917 |
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| Value | 50 Pfennigs (50 Pfennige) (0.50) |
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| Obverse description | Octagonal zinc notgeld token with a beaded border running along all eight edges. At center, the heraldic shield of Rosenheim bearing a stylized five-petaled rose on a vertically lined field, rendered in relief. The circular legend STADTGEMEINDE ROSENHEIM arcs around the upper portion of the coin, while the large denomination numeral 50 is prominently displayed at the base of the design, below the shield. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Rosenheim's 1917 zinc notgeld issue emerged from the same wartime metal shortage that stripped Germany's central coinage of anything worth hoarding — copper, nickel, and silver had all been diverted to the war economy by mid-conflict. Municipalities across Bavaria were left to fend for themselves, striking local emergency money in whatever base material remained available. Zinc was deeply unpopular for this purpose: it corrodes aggressively in humid conditions and proved difficult to strike cleanly, meaning well-preserved examples from any issuer are rarer than surviving mintage figures would suggest.