5 Pfennig - Soest

5 Pfennig - Soest - obverse5 Pfennig - Soest - reverse

© Balestrin, Gabriel. (CC BY)

Features

Issuer City of Soest (notgeld) (Prussian province of Westphalia)
Emperor Wilhelm II (1888-1918)
Type Standard circulation coin
Year 1917
Value 5 Pfennigs (5 Pfennige) (0.05)
Currency Mark (1914-1924)
Composition Zinc
Weight 1.6 g
Diameter 19.5 mm
Thickness 1.0 mm
Shape Octagonal (8-sided)
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
268138
References Funck# 504.1,
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# 29530.1
Peter Menzel; 2018. Deutschsprachige Notmünzen und Geldersatzmarken im In- und Ausland 1840-2002. Winfried Bogon Verlag, Berlin, Germany.

Obverse

Pearl rim, legend half circled above coat of arms

Script: Latin

Lettering: STADT SOEST 1917

Reverse

Pearl rim, legend surrounding rope circle with denomination centered

Script: Latin

Lettering:
KLEINGELDERSATZMARKE
5
★ ★ ★

Edge

Plain

Mint

L. Chr. Lauer, Nuremberg, Germany (1729-1924)

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1917 

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