{"product_id":"1918-german-bonn-and-sieg-5-pfennig-notgeld-emergency-coinage-wwi-token-rhine-bridge-bonn","title":"1918 German Bonn and Sieg 5 Pfennig - Notgeld Emergency Coinage - WWI Token - Rhine Bridge Bonn","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis listing is for the photographed 1918 German Bonn and Sieg 5 Pfennig. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis was Kriegsnotgeld (war emergency money). During WWI, Germany experienced severe shortages of ordinary small-denomination coins because copper and other metals were needed for the war effort. Local governments therefore issued substitute money. \u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe Bonn\/Sieg districts issued 5- and 10-Pfennig emergency coins in 1917–1919. Contemporary records specifically state that the coins were intended to circulate in the areas of Bonn-Stadt, Bonn-Land, and Siegkreis, and that the reverse carried an image of the Rhine bridge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThanks for stopping by Treasure Hunter Co!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1918 German Bonn and Sieg 5 Pfennig - Notgeld Emergency Coinage - WWI Token - Rhine Bridge Bonn\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Treasure Hunter Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53440730497321,"sku":"GMY-5Pfennig-1918","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/1540\/3049\/files\/mason807j-2.png?v=1787270872","url":"https:\/\/treasurehunterco.com\/nl\/products\/1918-german-bonn-and-sieg-5-pfennig-notgeld-emergency-coinage-wwi-token-rhine-bridge-bonn","provider":"Treasure Hunter Co","version":"1.0","type":"link"}