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1 Pfennig - Heldrungen Gewerkschaft Heldrungen II
| Issuer | Gewerkschaft Heldrungen II |
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| Value | 1 Pfennig (0.01) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse mirrors the octagonal format with an outer pearl border conforming to the eight-sided edge. The circular legend KLEINGELDERSATZMARKE — identifying this token as a small-change substitute — arcs around the upper periphery within the pearl border. An inner twisted or rope-style circle encloses the central field, where the large numeral 1 appears prominently in relief. Three five-pointed stars are arranged along the lower arc between the rope circle and the pearl border, serving as decorative dividers. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Gewerkschaft Heldrungen II was a coal mining cooperative operating in the Heldrungen district of Thuringia, and like many German industrial operations of the early twentieth century, it issued iron notgeld pfennig tokens to pay workers when small-denomination coinage was scarce or impractical to source. These mine-issue tokens circulated exclusively within the company's own economic sphere — the company store, the canteen, the housing settlement — and were rarely seen outside the pit gates.
Iron was the practical choice during wartime metal shortages, not an aesthetic one.