Catalog
1 Pfennig - Cöln-Bayenthal Franz Herrmann Maschinenfabrik
| Issuer | Franz Herrmann Maschinenfabrik, Cöln-Bayenthal |
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| Diameter | 16.2 mm |
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| Obverse description | Octagonal zinc token with a continuous pearl border running along the rim. A circular inner legend reads FRANZ HERRMANN MASCHINENFABRIK above and CÖLN-BAYENTHAL below, separated by floral rosette stops, with a secondary inner dotted border enclosing the central field. The numeral 1, denoting the denomination, is prominently struck in the central field. |
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| Reverse description | Octagonal reverse with a continuous pearl border along the rim. The circular legend KLEINGELDERSATZMARKE runs around the upper periphery within the pearl border. An inner rope or twisted-cord circle frames the central field, at the base of which three six-pointed stars are evenly spaced between the rope border and the pearl rim. The numeral 1 is struck prominently in the center of the field. |
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Franz Herrmann's machine works in the Bayenthal district of Cologne issued this zinc notgeld piece during the acute small-change shortage that followed World War I, when German municipal and commercial authorities resorted to locally produced tokens to keep wages and canteen transactions moving on factory floors. Private industrial issuers like Herrmann operated almost entirely outside state monetary oversight during this window.