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10 Pfennig - Ruppersdorf Chamottefabrik
| Issuer | Chamottefabrik Ruppersdorf |
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| Reference(s) | Men18#27716.2 |
| Obverse description | Outer pearl border encircles the entire design. The legend CHAMOTTEFABRIK arcs across the upper field and RUPPERSDORF along the lower field, separated on each side by a small rosette ornament. An inner rope circle frames the central numeral 10 in large raised figures occupying the middle of the coin. |
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| Reverse description | Outer pearl border encircles the entire design. The legend KLEINGELDERSATZMARKE arcs around the upper and lateral field in capital letters. An inner rope circle encloses the large numeral 10 at center. Three five-pointed stars are evenly distributed along the lower arc between the rope border and the pearl rim, serving as decorative separators. |
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Ruppersdorf's chamotte works — a refractory brick and fireclay manufacturer in Saxony — issued this token during the acute small-change shortages that plagued Germany in the early 1920s, when municipal and corporate Notgeld filled the vacuum left by hoarded official coinage. Factory-issued pieces like this one functioned as internal scrip, redeemable at the company canteen or store and rarely circulating beyond the plant gates, which explains why zinc examples often survive in surprisingly clean condition despite the metal's general susceptibility to corrosion.