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10 Pfennig - Burghausen an der Salzach Acetonfabrik
| Issuer | Acetonfabrik Burghausen |
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| Composition | Iron |
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| Obverse description | Octagonal iron notgeld token with a beaded border encircling a rope-bound central field. The numeral '10' appears prominently in the center of the field. The legend 'ACETONFABRIK' arcs across the upper portion and 'BURGHAUSEN' along the lower portion, each separated by a five-pointed star, all within the beaded rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | ACETONFABRIK 10 ★ BURGHAUSEN ★ |
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Burghausen's acetone factory was part of Germany's desperate wartime chemicals push — acetone being essential for cordite propellant manufacture. When small-denomination coinage vanished from circulation after 1914, hundreds of German industrial firms issued their own iron or zinc tokens to pay workers and operate canteen systems. This piece is one of those Kriegsnotgeld issues, circulating entirely within the factory's internal economy rather than the broader monetary system.