1918 AD., Germany, Westphalia, Lüdenscheid, Notgeld, 10 Pfennig, Funck 309.2.

Germany, Westphalia, city of Lüdenscheid, Notgeld (Kriegsgeld), Lüdenscheid mint, 1918 AD.,
10 Pfennig (ø 21,7 mm / 4,12 g), steel (magnetic), ? g. theor. mint weight, mintage , axes medal alignment ↑↑ (0°), plain edge,
Obv.: STADT / LÜDEN - SCHEID , lower part of the city´s coat of arms (1911-65), city name and hand holding a hand grenade above.
Rev.: KRIEGSGELD 1918 / 10 / A PFENNIG A , denomination, date and value; "A" meaning "Automatenmarke" (machine token).
Funck 309.2 .

Year / Mintage / Details
1918 ?

Hand granades and coins like this were products of Lüdenscheid during WWI.

These arms were granted on August 15, 1911.
Lüdenscheid received city rights from Count Eberhard II of the Mark in 1288. The oldest seal dates from the early 14th century and shows the same composition as the arms. The saint is the St. Medardus, patron saint of the city. The chequered fess is the arms of the Counts of the Mark. The city wall denotes the city rights.
The arms were granted in 1911 with a mural crown above St. Medardus. The crown was again removed in 1965.