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50 Pfennig - Wilh. Köppe
| Issuer | Wilh. Köppe |
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| Thickness | 1.4 mm |
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| Obverse description | Plain field enclosed by a continuous pearl border. The issuer's name 'WILH. KÖPPE' is inscribed in two lines of bold raised capital letters across the central field, with a five-pointed star positioned above in the upper field. A decorative scrollwork ornament appears below the lettering at the base of the field. |
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| Reverse description | Plain field enclosed by a continuous pearl border. The large numeral '50' is rendered in bold raised figures occupying the majority of the central field, indicating the denomination of fifty Pfennig. No additional legends or ornaments are present on this face. |
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Wilhelm Köppe was a German merchant or municipal entity that issued notgeld during the acute coin shortages of World War I or its immediate aftermath, when the imperial and later republican governments could not supply sufficient small-denomination coinage to meet everyday retail demand. Zinc was the material of necessity — copper and nickel had been commandeered for the war effort by 1916, leaving municipalities, businesses, and private firms to improvise with whatever base metals remained available.