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50 Pfennigs - Solingen

50 Pfennigs - Solingen - obverse50 Pfennigs - Solingen - reverse

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Features

Issuer City of Solingen (Prussian province of Rhine)
Emperor William II (Wilhelm II) (1888-1918)
Type Emergency coinage › Official necessity coins
Year 1917
Value 50 Pfennigs (50 Pfennige) (0.50)
Currency Mark (1914-1924)
Composition Zinc
Weight 2.7 g
Diameter 23.0 mm
Thickness 1.1 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
52917
References Funck# 508.1
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, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany.
, Men05# 23636.1
Peter Menzel; 2005. Deutschsprachige Notmünzen und Geldersatzmarken im In- und Ausland. Münzhandel + Verlag Beate Strothotte, Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (2 volumes).
, Men18# 29571.1
Peter Menzel; 2018. Deutschsprachige Notmünzen und Geldersatzmarken im In- und Ausland 1840-2002. Winfried Bogon Verlag, Berlin, Germany.

Obverse

Pearl rim, legend surrounding lion head

Script: Latin

Lettering:
STADT SOLINGEN
• KRIEGSGELD • 1917 •

Reverse

Pearl rim, legend surrounding sword dividing denomination

Script: Latin

Lettering:
• GUT FÜR • FÜNFZIG PFENNIGE
5 0

Edge

Plain

Mint

Münzprägeanstalt L. Chr. Lauer, Nuremberg, Germany (1790-1924)

Comments

Issuing body: [Stadt, Rheinprovinz].Automatically translated

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1917  82 656 $ 4.00

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