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10 Pfennig - Messel Gewerkschaft
| Issuer | Gewerkschaft Messel |
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| Type | Emergency coin |
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| Reverse description | Octagonal reverse featuring a continuous beaded border along all eight edges, with a fine rope-twist inner circle enclosing the central field. The large denomination numeral '10' occupies the center. The legend 'KLEINGELDERSATZMARKE' runs around the upper arc between the beaded border and the rope-twist ring. Three five-pointed stars are positioned in the lower arc as decorative dividers, with one star centered at the base. |
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| Mintage | ND |
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Messel was a coal-mining operation in the Darmstadt region of Hesse, and like many German industrial enterprises of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it issued its own token currency for use within the company's economic ecosystem — typically redeemable at the company store rather than in open commerce. Zinc was the practical choice during periods of metal scarcity, particularly around the First World War, when copper and nickel were requisitioned for military production.
The Menzel references place this firmly within the documented German mining token corpus, though the two catalog variants suggest at least one die or edge difference distinguishes them.