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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 octagonal flan is framed by a continuous pearl border along its periphery. A circular legend reading KLEINGELDERSATZMARKE runs within this border, enclosing a twisted rope or cable inner circle. The numeral 1, representing the denomination, is boldly struck at center in the field. Three five-pointed stars are spaced evenly along the lower arc between the legend and the inner circle, serving as decorative separators. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Gewerkschaft Heldrungen II was a coal mining cooperative operating in the Heldrungen district of Thuringia, one of dozens of small industrial operations that issued private zinc notgeld tokens when wartime metal shortages and Reichsbank restrictions left workers without small change. These mine-issued pfennig pieces circulated almost exclusively within the colliery's own payment system — company store purchases, wage adjustments — and rarely traveled far from the pit head.
Zinc was the material of last resort, prone to corrosion and difficult to strike cleanly, which explains why surviving examples in problem-free condition are consistently harder to locate than the mintage context would suggest.