50 Pfennig - Pillau Tombac

Features

Issuer City of Pillau (Prussian province of East Prussia)
Emperor Wilhelm II (1888-1918)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 1917
Value 50 Pfennigs (50 Pfennige) (0.50)
Currency Mark (1914-1924)
Composition Tombac
Weight 4.4 g
Diameter 22.5 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
349957
References Funck# 424.1A,
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# 25652.3
Peter Menzel; 2018. Deutschsprachige Notmünzen und Geldersatzmarken im In- und Ausland 1840-2002. Winfried Bogon Verlag, Berlin, Germany.

Obverse

Pearl rim, coat of arms flanked by city name

Script: Latin

Lettering:
STADT PILLAU
HK

Reverse

Pearl rim, legend surrounding denomination.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
KRIEGSGELD
50
• ✠ • PFENNIG • ✠ •

Edge

Plain

Mint

Heinrich Kissing, Menden, Germany (1916-1918)

Comments

H K = H. Kissing

The strikes in silver and tombac were created in 1931 on a private order.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1917  5

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