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10 Pfennig - Stolzenhagen Eisenwerk Kraft
| Issuer | Eisenwerk Kraft AG |
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| Thickness | 1.2 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | EISENWERK KRAFT ACT. GES. 10 |
| Reverse description | Octagonal reverse with a beaded inner border mirroring the shape of the coin. The large numeral '10' is prominently struck in the center of the field. The legend 'KLEINGELDERSATZMARKE' curves along the upper portion of the inner border, identifying this token as a small-change substitute token. Three five-pointed stars are evenly spaced along the lower arc of the beaded border, providing decorative punctuation. The design is stark and functional, typical of emergency coinage issued by German industrial enterprises during the inflationary period. |
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Eisenwerk Kraft AG was an iron and steel works operating in Stolzenhagen, Brandenburg, that issued notgeld tokens for use within its factory premises — a practice that spread widely across German industrial sites during and after World War I as small-denomination coinage disappeared from circulation. These company-issued pieces functioned as internal scrip, redeemable at the works canteen or company store, insulating the employer from the constant shortage of Reichsbank-issued small change.
Nickel-plated zinc was a common substitute material for such issues, chosen precisely because it was not legal tender and therefore not subject to the same metallurgical regulations governing official coinage.