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1 Pfennig - Niederramstadt Wacker and Doerr
| Issuer | Wacker & Doerr, Niederramstadt |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Octagonal zinc notgeld token with a beaded border running along the entire periphery of the coin. The large numeral '1' is prominently displayed in the central field, enclosed within an inner beaded circle. The circular legend reads 'WACKER & DOERR NIEDERRAMSTADT' distributed around the annular band between the inner and outer beaded borders, identifying the issuing commercial firm and locality. |
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| Obverse lettering | WACKER & DOERR NIEDERRAMSTADT 1 |
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Niederramstadt is a small village in Hesse, and Wacker & Doerr were among the countless German firms that issued private emergency coinage — Lagergeld or company scrip — during the acute small-change shortages that followed World War I. Municipal mints and central authorities simply could not keep pace with demand, leaving local employers to fill the gap with zinc tokens redeemable only at company stores or canteens. The geography of survival in Weimar-era Germany is readable through exactly these pieces.