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1 Pfennig - Dresden Dyckerhoff & Widmann A.G.

Issuer Dyckerhoff & Widmann A.G., Dresden
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Reverse description Octagonal reverse with a continuous pearl border following the shaped edge. An inner rope-twist circle encloses the central field, within which the numeral '1' is rendered in large raised figures. The legend 'KLEINGELDERSATZMARKE' (small change substitute token) arcs around the upper and lateral portions of the field between the pearl and rope borders, with three evenly spaced five-pointed stars occupying the lower arc.
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Dyckerhoff & Widmann was one of Imperial Germany's most technically ambitious construction firms, responsible for pioneering reinforced concrete construction — their projects included early ferro-concrete bridges and industrial halls that pushed the limits of the material. Like many large industrial employers of the Wilhelmine and Weimar periods, the Dresden works issued zinc notgeld pfennigs for internal canteen or payroll use, a practice that sidestepped chronic small-change shortages without requiring Reichsbank authorization. The zinc composition reflects wartime or postwar metal economies rather than any permanent monetary intent.

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