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10 Pfennigs - Mölke Gewerkschaft Consolidirte Wenceslaus Grube
| Issuer | Gewerkschaft Consolidirte Wenceslaus Grube, Mölke (Silesia) |
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| Thickness | 1.0 mm |
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| Reverse description | Octagonal iron notgeld token with a pearl border following all eight sides of the perimeter. A twisted rope or cable inner circle encloses the large numeral '10' centered prominently in the field. The legend KLEINGELDERSATZMARKE arcs across the upper portion between the rope circle and the outer pearl rim, while three small stars are arranged at the base of the inner circle in the lower field. |
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| Reverse lettering | KLEINGELDERSATZMARKE 10 * * * |
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Issued by a coal mining cooperative in Silesian Mölke, this iron token belongs to a class of company scrip — Knappschaftsgeld or Markengeld — used extensively in German mining districts to pay workers in denominations redeemable only at the company store. The Wenceslaus mine drew its name from the Bohemian patron saint of miners, common across Silesian and Czech collieries. Iron was the deliberate choice: cheap to strike, worthless to hoard, and immediately distinguishable from legal coinage.