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1 Pfennig - Magdeburg Saccharin Fabrik A.G.
| Issuer | Magdeburg Saccharin Fabrik A.G. |
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| Reference(s) | Men18#20051.1 , Hasselmann#583.1 |
| Obverse description | Plain zinc field bearing the multi-line legend SACCHARIN- / FABRIK / A.-G. in bold incuse capital letters arranged across the centre of the coin. The issuer's location MAGDEBURG-SÜDOST is inscribed along the left and lower periphery, reading upward and then across. The entire design is enclosed within a uniform dotted border running around the full circumference, with no additional decorative devices or imagery. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Magdeburg Saccharin Fabrik A.G. was one of dozens of German industrial firms that issued their own notgeld coinage during the acute metal shortages of World War I, when the Imperial government requisitioned copper and nickel for war production. Zinc, being cheaper and more available, became the default substitute. These factory tokens circulated internally — redeemable at company canteens and stores — effectively functioning as a private wage supplement at a time when small change had all but disappeared from everyday commerce.