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10 Pfennig - Blaichach Allgäuer Baumwoll Spinn and Weberei
| Issuer | Allgäuer Baumwoll-Spinn- & Weberei vorm. Heinrich Gyr, Bleichach |
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| Type | Emergency coin |
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| Reverse description | Octagonal reverse with a continuous pearl border following the contour of all eight sides. The denomination numeral 10 is prominently struck in large, bold relief at the center of the otherwise plain field, with no additional legend or decorative elements present. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Issued by the Allgäuer Baumwoll-Spinn- & Weberei, a cotton spinning and weaving mill in Blaichach in the Allgäu region of Bavaria, this is private notgeld — factory-issued emergency currency produced because small-denomination coinage had effectively vanished from circulation during World War I. Zinc was the material of necessity; brass and nickel had been requisitioned for the war effort, and state mints simply weren't producing enough low-value coin to keep industrial payrolls and canteen transactions functioning. Textile mills, often paying hundreds of workers weekly, were among the most aggressive issuers of such pieces.