Triumph-Werke Aktiengesellschaft in Nuremberg was primarily a manufacturer of bicycles and later motorcycles, and like many large German industrial firms during the Weimar and early Nazi periods, issued its own factory token coinage — Werksgeld — for use in canteen and welfare facilities on site. These pieces circulated only within the plant, effectively functioning as a closed monetary system that kept worker spending tied to company-controlled services.
Zinc was the practical choice for low-denomination factory tokens, keeping production costs negligible.
Triumph-Werke Aktiengesellschaft in Nuremberg was primarily a manufacturer of bicycles and later motorcycles, and like many large German industrial firms during the Weimar and early Nazi periods, issued its own factory token coinage — Werksgeld — for use in canteen and welfare facilities on site. These pieces circulated only within the plant, effectively functioning as a closed monetary system that kept worker spending tied to company-controlled services.
Zinc was the practical choice for low-denomination factory tokens, keeping production costs negligible.