50 Pfennig - Wattenscheid

50 Pfennig - Wattenscheid - obverse50 Pfennig - Wattenscheid - reverse

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Features

Issuer City of Wattenscheid (Prussian province of Westphalia)
Period Weimar Republic (1918-1933)
Type Standard circulation coin
Year 1920
Value 50 Pfennigs (50 Pfennige) (0.50)
Currency Mark (1914-1924)
Composition Iron
Weight 4.3 g
Diameter 22.7 mm
Thickness 1.7 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
159643
References Funck# 579.6,
Walter Funck, Ralf Müller, Wolfgang Peltzer; 2012. Die deutschen Notmünzen : alle amtlichen Ausgaben und deren Varianten der Städte, Gemeinden, Kreise, Länder etc. (8th edition). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany.
Men18# 32900.6
Peter Menzel; 2018. Deutschsprachige Notmünzen und Geldersatzmarken im In- und Ausland 1840-2002. Winfried Bogon Verlag, Berlin, Germany.

Obverse

City name half circling under Gertrude Coat of Arms

Script: Latin

Lettering: STADT WATTENSCHEID

Reverse

Pearl rim, legend circling denomination centered

Script: Latin

Lettering:
NOTGELD 1920
50
• ✠ • PFENNIG • ✠ •

Edge

Smooth

Mint

Heinrich Kissing, Menden, Germany (1916-1918)

Comments

Issuing agency: [Stadt, Westfalen].Automatically translated

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1920  100% F#579.6
1920  9% F#579.6a) Rev: 9 in 1920 with end point
1920  9% F#579.6b) Rev: 9 in 1920 without end point

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