20 Pfennig - Merlenbach
Features
| Issuer |
Municipality of Merlebach
(Imperial territory of Alsace-Lorraine)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Wilhelm II (1888-1918)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Year | 1917 |
| Value | 20 Pfennigs (20 Pfennige) (0.20) |
| Currency | Mark (notgeld, 1914-1924) |
| Composition | Zinc |
| Weight | 2.6 g |
| Diameter | 22.2 mm |
| Thickness | 1.2 mm |
| Shape | Octagonal (8-sided) |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 288119 |
| References |
Funck# 331.6,  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.  Roland Élie; 2003. Monnaies de nécessité et jetons-monnaie : France, colonies, Monaco : 1800-2000. Association des Collectionneurs de Jetons-monnaie, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.
Peter Menzel; 2018. Deutschsprachige Notmünzen und Geldersatzmarken im In- und Ausland 1840-2002. Winfried Bogon Verlag, Berlin, Germany.
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Obverse
Pearl rim, legend surrounding pearl circle with denomination centered
Script: Latin
Lettering:
KRIEGSNOTGELD
20
✿ MERLENBACH ✿
Reverse
Pearl rim surrounding rock "Wieselstein" with date.
Script: Latin
Lettering: 1917
Edge
Plain
Mint
L. Chr. Lauer, Nuremberg, Germany (1729-1924)Comments
The Wieselstein is a massive boulder reminiscent of a menhir and is the subject of many legends. It is six meters high, four meters wide and was the meeting point of the miners during the great strikes of 1920 because a speaker was clearly visible to the crowd on it. It lies between the mining settlement (cité) of Cuvelette and the Reumaux mine.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||
| 1917 | F#331.6 | ||||||||||||
| 1917 | F#331.6a) planchet is 1.0mm - 1.1mm | ||||||||||||
| 1917 | 100 | F#331.6b) planchet is 1.2mm (Röttinger re-stamping) | |||||||||||
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