This iron coin is Kriegsgeld (war money) issued by the City of Ludenscheid, a town in the Markischer Kreis district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The coin depicts elements of the city coat of arms such as the checked fess and The city wall which denotes the city rights that Ludenscheid received in 1287. On the crest appears Saint Medardus, the patron of the city, who is replaced on this coin by a hand holding a Stielhandgranate (stick hand grenade). This coin was issued in 1917 and 1918.