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50 Pfennig - Roth Heinrich Lades
| Issuer | Heinrich Lades (Roth bei Nürnberg) |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | An outer pearl border runs along all eight sides of the octagonal flan. A rope or cable circle frames the central field, within which the large numeral '50' is prominently displayed. The circular legend 'HEINRICH LADES' arcs across the upper portion between the pearl border and the rope circle, while 'ROTH' appears at the base; two six-pointed star ornaments flank the lower legend as separators. The overall design is plain and functional, consistent with the utilitarian character of German Notgeld issues of the early 1920s. |
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| Obverse lettering | HEINRICH LADES 50 ● ★ ● ROTH ● ★ ● |
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Heinrich Lades operated a business in Roth bei Nürnberg and issued this zinc notgeld piece during the acute small-change shortage that gripped Germany after World War I. Municipal authorities and private firms alike resorted to locally produced emergency coinage when the Reichsbank could not supply sufficient fractional currency for everyday transactions. Zinc was the material of necessity — copper and nickel had been consumed by the war effort years earlier.