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1 Pfennig - Berlin Manoli Kantine
| Issuer | Manoli Kantine, Berlin |
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| Type | Emergency coin |
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| Obverse description | A continuous pearl border frames the entire obverse field. The circular legend reads 'WERT-MARKE' at the top and 'MANOLI KANTINE' at the bottom, separated by five-pointed star ornaments. The numeral '1', representing the denomination, is prominently displayed in the central field. |
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| Reverse description | A continuous pearl border encircles the entire reverse field. The central field bears the large bold numeral '1', denoting the denomination, set against a plain, unadorned background with no additional legend or ornamentation. |
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Manoli was one of Berlin's most prominent cigarette manufacturers in the early twentieth century, operating factory canteen (Kantine) token systems to manage internal commerce among workers. These zinc issues circulated exclusively within the facility's canteen, functioning as scrip redeemable for food, drink, or goods — a practice widespread in German industrial operations before stricter labor regulations curtailed it.
Zinc was the pragmatic choice for low-denomination factory tokens: cheap, easily struck, and worthless enough to discourage hoarding or external speculation.