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1 Pfennig - Augsburg Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg
| Issuer | Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg A.G. (MAN), Werk Nürnberg Kantine |
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| Type | Emergency coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A continuous beaded border runs along the octagonal periphery. Within this border, a twisted rope circle frames the central field, in which the numeral '1' appears in bold relief. The legend 'KLEINGELDERSATZMARKE' arcs around the upper portion of the rope circle, while three six-pointed stars are evenly distributed along the lower arc, serving as decorative separators. |
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MAN's Nuremberg works issued canteen tokens during the First World War when small-denomination coinage effectively vanished from circulation — hoarded, melted, or simply outpaced by wartime demand. Zinc was the material of necessity; copper and nickel had military priority. These factory-issue pieces functioned as fractional currency within the plant's own canteen system, redeemable only on-site, which is precisely why survivors in decent condition are not unusual: they never left the factory floor.