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1 Pfennig - Berlin Kaufhaus des Westens GmbH
| Issuer | Kaufhaus des Westens GmbH, Berlin |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Within a beaded inner circle, the numeral '1' appears centered in the field, representing the denomination. A beaded outer rim frames the design, with the circular legend reading KAUFHAUS DES WESTENS G•M•B•H• BERLIN-W distributed around the periphery between the two pearl borders. A five-pointed star punctuates the legend. The overall layout is symmetrical and utilitarian in style, consistent with German notgeld token coinage of the early 1920s. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse repeats the obverse design in its entirety, featuring a beaded inner circle enclosing the numeral '1' at center, with the circular legend KAUFHAUS DES WESTENS G•M•B•H• BERLIN-W running between the inner and outer pearl borders. A five-pointed star serves as a divider within the legend. This identical double-sided design was a common feature of privately issued German emergency coinage (notgeld) of the inflationary period. |
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The Kaufhaus des Westens — KaDeWe — issued private emergency coinage during the acute small-change shortages that plagued Germany in the early 1920s. Retailers and municipalities alike resorted to privately struck iron and aluminum tokens when the Reichsbank could not keep pace with inflationary demand for low-denomination currency. This piece is one such Notgeld substitute, circulating within the store's own commercial ecosystem rather than through any public monetary channel.