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10 Pfennig - Offstein Zuckerfabrik
| Issuer | Zuckerfabrik Offstein |
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| Type | Emergency coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by the large numeral '10' in bold relief. The circular legend 'ZUCKERFABRIK OFFSTEIN' runs along the inner border, reading clockwise from the lower left. A small five-pointed star appears at the bottom of the legend, serving as a stop mark. The coin is struck with a beaded inner border. The overall design is plain and utilitarian, consistent with German notgeld coinage of the early twentieth century. |
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| Reverse description | Plain central field bearing the large bold numeral '10' in raised relief, without any surrounding legend or additional device. The rim is defined by a beaded border. The reverse design is entirely unadorned, reflecting the functional character of this privately issued factory token. |
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Offstein's sugar factory, like hundreds of German agricultural enterprises in the early twentieth century, issued its own token currency to pay seasonal laborers — many of them migrant workers from Eastern Europe who might never visit a conventional bank. These Fabrikmarken circulated strictly within the factory's own store and canteen, effectively tying wages to company spending. The practice was controversial enough that Weimar-era labor reforms eventually curtailed it.
Nickel-plated zinc points to a post-WWI issue, when nickel alone was too scarce for small industrial tokens.