10 Pfennigs - Bonn Ludwig van Beethoven

Features

Issuer	City of Bonn (Prussian province of Rhine)
Ruling authority	Weimar Republic (1918-1933)
Type	Emergency coinage › Official necessity coins
Year	1920
Value	10 Pfennigs (10 Pfennige) (0.10)
Currency	Mark (1914-1924)
Composition	Iron (galvanized)
Weight	3.56 g
Diameter	20.8 mm
Thickness	1.60 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 22375
References	Funck# 51.1A Walter Funck, Ralf Müller, Wolfgang Peltzer; 2012. Die deutschen Notmünzen: alle amtlichen Ausgaben und deren Varianten der Städte, Gemeinden, Kreise, Länder etc. (8^th Edition). Battenberg, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany. , Men05# 3220.1 Peter Menzel; 2005. Deutschsprachige Notmünzen und Geldersatzmarken im In- und Ausland. Münzhandel + Verlag Beate Strothotte, Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (2 volumes). , Men18# 4134.1 Peter Menzel; 2018. Deutschsprachige Notmünzen und Geldersatzmarken im In- und Ausland 1840-2002. Winfried Bogon Verlag, Berlin, Germany.

Commemorative issue

150th birthday of Ludwig van Beethoven

Obverse

City name above solid line circle, number "10" of denomination centered and word "PFENNIG" at the bottom with flanking floral designs.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
STADT BONN
10
PFENNIG

Reverse

Legend flanking left facing bust of Beethoven with date 1770 to the right and date of issue below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BEETHOVEN BONN * 1770
1920

Edge

Plain

Mint

Gebrüder Kugel & Fink, Lüdenscheid, Germany

Comments

Issuing authority: [Stadt, Rheinprovinz]

Funck №51.Aa

Both sides with fine font, as the result on the Obv. D in STADT with narrow mash, all T narrow; on the Rev. star is small, numerals “9” and “2” wider open.

Picture: © Images courtesy of Alexandr Prokofyev.

Funck №51.Ab

Both sides with bold font, as the result on the Obv. D in STADT with wide mash, all T wide; on the Rev. star is big, numerals “9” and “2” less open. See main photos of the article.

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Date	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1920	$ 3.60	$ 3.60	$ 4.60	$ 5.40	$ 6.70	F#51.1A	78%
1920		$ 3.40	$ 3.40	$ 4.00	$ 5.40	F#51.1Aa) Reverse: 9 and 2 in 1920 are open	19%
1920			$ 5.50			F#51.1Ab) Reverse: 9 and 2 in 1920 are closed	3%

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