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10 Pfennig - München Karl Stöhr, Baugeschäft
| Issuer | Karl Stöhr, Baugeschäft, München |
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| Weight | 2.1 g |
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| Obverse lettering | KARL STÖHR , MÜNCHEN BAUGESCHÄFT 10 |
| Reverse description | Octagonal zinc token with a beaded inner border mirroring the octagonal shape of the flan. The large numeral '10' is prominently displayed in the central field within a circular beaded inner frame. The legend 'KLEINGELDERSATZMARKE' curves around the upper and lateral periphery of the inner border. Three small five-pointed stars are evenly spaced along the lower inner rim, consistent with the obverse design. |
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Karl Stöhr's construction firm issued this zinc notgeld almost certainly during the acute small-change shortage that gripped Germany in the early 1920s, when municipal and private issuers alike scrambled to keep commerce moving at the local level. That a Baugeschäft — a building contractor — felt compelled to produce its own internal currency says something pointed about just how completely the state's monetary infrastructure had broken down at street level.