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50 Pfennig - Tannhausen Julian Websky
| Issuer | Julian Websky (Tannhausen) |
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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 the entire periphery. The central field bears the large numeral '50' in bold raised relief, with the date '1917' inscribed below it. The issuer's name 'JULIAN WEBSKY' arcs across the upper portion of the legend, while 'TANNHAUSEN' curves along the lower portion, the two separated by raised five-pointed stars at either side. An inner beaded circle frames the denomination, lending the design a concentric, layered appearance typical of wartime German emergency coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | JULIAN WEBSKY 50 1917 ★ TANNHAUSEN ★ |
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Julian Websky was a textile manufacturer in Tannhausen (now Owińska-adjacent Tannhausen in Silesia), and this zinc piece is a classic example of the Kriegsgeld phenomenon — privately issued emergency money produced by German industrial firms when the imperial government's wartime metal requisitions stripped circulation of its small change. By 1917, nickel and copper had long been diverted to the war effort, leaving factories needing to pay workers in denominations the Reichsbank simply couldn't supply.
The Menzel reference numbers indicate two catalogued die varieties for this type.