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50 Pfennig - Stein bei Nürnberg
| Issuer | Gemeinde Stein bei Nürnberg (Municipality of Stein near Nuremberg) |
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| Year | 1917 |
| Type | Emergency coin |
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| Obverse lettering | GEMEINDE STEIN B/NBG. ✶ 1917 ✶ |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents a plain, unadorned field enclosed by a continuous pearl border running the full circumference of the coin. The denomination numeral 50 is rendered in large, bold raised figures occupying the majority of the central field, with no additional legend, unit inscription, or decorative element. The stark, minimalist treatment of the reverse is consistent with the emergency coinage practice of the period, emphasising legibility over artistic elaboration. |
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Issued by the municipality of Stein bei Nürnberg during the acute metal shortages of the First World War, this zinc notgeld piece fills the gap left when copper and nickel were requisitioned for the war effort. Small Bavarian municipalities like Stein were among hundreds across Germany forced to produce their own emergency coinage after the Reich's centralized supply collapsed under wartime demand.