Catalog
1 Pfennig - Oberhofen Soldatenheim
| Issuer | Soldatenheim Oberhofen im Elsass |
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| Composition | Zinc |
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| Obverse description | Outer pearl border encircles the entire face, within which a raised circular legend reads SOLDATENHEIM above and OBERHOFEN i/ELSASS below, separated by small star stops. An inner pearl circle frames the central field, which bears the large raised numeral '1' denoting the denomination. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Soldatenheime — soldiers' rest homes — were established across occupied Alsace during the First World War to provide German troops with canteen facilities behind the front lines. The Oberhofen facility issued small-denomination zinc tokens to manage internal transactions, a common workaround when official coinage was being hoarded or simply unavailable in the quantities a busy canteen required. Zinc was the practical choice by 1916–18, copper and nickel having been systematically pulled from civilian and auxiliary use for the war effort.