50 Pfennig - Sinzig

Sinzig's 1917 zinc notgeld issue belongs to the first wave of municipal emergency coinage forced on German local authorities when the imperial government's wartime metal requisitions stripped copper and nickel from circulation almost overnight. Zinc was the default fallback — cheap, available, and deeply unpopular with the public, who found it corroded quickly in pocket wear. Most pieces from this wave circulated hard and briefly, then were either redeemed or discarded once regional clearing resumed.

The Funck 502.3A designation places this among a documented sub-variety, suggesting at least minor die differences exist within the Sinzig 50 Pfennig type.