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1 Pfennig - Höllriegelskreuth Gesellschaft Linde
| Issuer | Gesellschaft Linde, Höllriegelskreuth |
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| Value | 1 Pfennig (0.01) |
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| Obverse lettering | GESELLSCHAFT LINDE 1 ✿ ✿ |
| Reverse description | Octagonal reverse featuring a plain raised rim and an outer border of small raised beads following the octagonal contour. A secondary inner border of twisted rope design frames the central field. The circular legend 'KLEINGELDERSATZMARKE' (small change substitute token) runs along the upper and lateral periphery within the beaded border. Three small five-pointed stars are evenly spaced at the base of the legend. The large numeral '1' is centrally raised within the rope-bordered inner field. |
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Gesellschaft Linde — today's Linde plc — operated its original industrial gas and refrigeration works at Höllriegelskreuth, south of Munich, from the late nineteenth century. Like many large German industrial concerns in the early twentieth century, the company issued private notgeld and token coinage for use in its factory canteen or commissary, allowing wage payments to be partially redeemed on-site. The Höllriegelskreuth pfennig tokens are documented in both Menzel and Hasselmann, suggesting reasonable scholarly attention, though surviving examples in collectible condition are scarce given their purely functional origin.