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10 Pfennig - Reichenbach Wohltätigkeits and Pflegeanstalt
| Issuer | Convent der Barmherzigen Brüder (Convent of the Merciful Brothers), Reichenbach in der Oberpfalz |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse lettering | WOHLTÄTIGKEITS= & PFLEGEANSTALT 10 REICHEN ★ BACH ★ |
| Reverse description | The reverse displays a pearl border encircling the entire coin, with the legend 'CONVENT●DER●BARMHERZIGEN●BRÜDER' arranged in an arc along the upper periphery and 'REICHEN ● BACH ●' in the lower arc. The central field bears the institutional emblem of the Convent of the Merciful Brothers, consisting of a Latin cross surmounting a stylized pomegranate with radiating leaves — a symbol associated with the Brothers of Mercy (Barmherzige Brüder). A small round hole is centrally pierced near the top of the field. |
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The Convent of the Merciful Brothers at Reichenbach in der Oberpfalz operated a charitable and nursing institution — the Wohltätigkeits- und Pflegeanstalt — that issued its own internal coinage for use within the facility, a practice common among German religious and charitable institutions during the early twentieth century when controlling internal economies was both practical and paternalistic. These tokens circulated exclusively among residents and staff, preventing wages or allowances from leaving the institution's economy.
Nickel-plated zinc points to production during or around the material constraints of the World War I or interwar period, when base metal substitutes were standard for low-denomination institutional issues.