10 Pfennig - Mainz

10 Pfennig - Mainz - obverse10 Pfennig - Mainz - reverse

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Features

Issuer City of Mainz (Federal state of Hesse)
Emperor Wilhelm II (1888-1918)
Type Standard circulation coin
Year 1917
Value 10 Pfennigs (10 Pfennige) (0.10)
Currency Mark (notgeld, 1914-1924)
Composition Zinc
Diameter 20.9 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number N# 82246
References Funck# 314.2
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.

Obverse

Pearl rim, city name half circled above Coat of Arms with date below

Script: Latin

Lettering:
STADT MAINZ
✶ 1917 ✶

Reverse

Pearl rim, legend surrounding denomination centered

Script: Latin

Lettering:
KLEINGELDERSATZMARKE
10

Edge

Smooth

Mint

Heinrich Arld GmbH, Nuremberg, Germany (1861-date)

Comments

Issuing authority: [Stadt, Hessen]
Contemporary cast counterfeit. The original coin is octagonal.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1917  counterfeit, rare

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