50 Pfennig - Elberfeld

50 Pfennig - Elberfeld - obverse50 Pfennig - Elberfeld - reverse

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Features

Issuer City of Elberfeld (Prussian province of Rhine)
Type Standard circulation coin
Year 1918
Value 50 Pfennigs (50 Pfennige) (0.50)
Currency Mark (1914-1924)
Composition Iron
Weight 5.2 g
Diameter 21.6 mm
Thickness 2.0 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
36530
References Funck# 111.6,
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.
Men05# 6413.7,
Peter Menzel; 2005. Deutschsprachige Notmünzen und Geldersatzmarken im In- und Ausland / Band 1. Ausgabeorte Aach bis Myszkowo (2nd edition). Münzhandel + Verlag Beate Strothotte, Gütersloh, Germany.
And 1 more volumes.
Men18# 8040.7
Peter Menzel; 2018. Deutschsprachige Notmünzen und Geldersatzmarken im In- und Ausland 1840-2002. Winfried Bogon Verlag, Berlin, Germany.

Obverse

Pearl rim, city name flanking Coat of Arms

Script: Latin

Lettering: STADT- ELBERFELD

Reverse

Pearl rim, legend surrounding denomination centered

Script: Latin

Lettering:
KRIEGSGELD
1918
50
PFENNIG

Edge

Plain

Mint

Adam Donner, Elberfeld, Germany (1916-1918)

Comments

Issuing authority: [Stadt, Rheinprovinz]

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1918  13% F#111.6A Ø21.6 - 22.0mm
1918  $ 3.10 $ 5.80 63% F#111.6A a) Ø21.6 - 22.0mm; the lower limb of the K line begins at the base of the K, Flag of 5 is 4.0mm and thick to the end
1918  11% F#111.6A b) Ø21.6 - 22.0mm; AS a) with flag of 5 4.5mm and pointed
1918  5% F#111.6A c) Ø21.6 - 22.0mm; the lower limb of the K begins in the middle of K, the 5 flag is 4.0mm long thick to the end, ends below 1918 between 1 & 9 , S directly over 91 in 1918
1918  4% F#111.6A d) Ø21.6 - 22.0mm; AS c) with S not directly over 91 but more towards the 1
1918  13% F#111.6A e) Ø21.6 - 22.0mm; AS c) with the 5 flag being more narrow 4.5mm long, ends at the beginning of the 9, G from GELD is left over the 8
1918  4% F#111.6A f) Ø21.6 - 22.0mm; AS c) with the 5 flag being very narrow 4.5mm long, ending in middle of the 9, G of GELD is directly above the 8
1918  0% F#111.6B Ø22.0mm; top 2.5mm hole, Trial Strike
1918  0.7% F#111.6C Ø22.0mm; ZINC, Stamping error of wrong metal

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