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10 Pfennig - Barmen Textil-Industrie A.G.
| Issuer | Textil-Industrie A.G. Barmen |
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| Type | Emergency coin |
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| Obverse description | Octagonal zinc notgeld token with the numeral '10' prominently displayed in the central field, surrounded by a dotted inner border. A circular legend reading 'TEXTIL-INDUSTRIE A.G. BARMEN' encircles the central device, contained within the raised rim of the coin. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Barmen, now absorbed into Wuppertal, was one of the densest concentrations of textile manufacturing in the German Empire — ribbon weaving and thread production in particular. During the First World War, the Reich's acute metal shortages and disrupted small-change circulation prompted hundreds of private firms and municipalities to issue their own token coinage, known as Notgeld. Zinc was the material of necessity; copper and nickel had been requisitioned for the war effort years earlier.
Textil-Industrie A.G. issued these tokens primarily to pay wages in denominations usable at company-affiliated shops.