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100 Pfennig Kalksandstein-Werke Milbertshofen
| Issuer | Kalksandstein-Werke Milbertshofen |
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| Type | Local banknote |
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| Reverse description | The reverse, matching the obverse in dark brown on tan cardboard, is enclosed within the same chain-link border. The entire field is occupied by a five-line verse in blackletter (Fraktur) script, centred on the note, with a small floral or foliate ornament beneath the final line. |
| Reverse lettering | Wer ist ein freier Mann? Der, in sich selbst verschlossen, Der feilen Gunst der Großen Und Kleinen trotzen kann; Der ist ein freier Mann! |
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Kalksandstein-Werke Milbertshofen was a sand-lime brick manufacturer operating on the northern outskirts of Munich. This 100 Pfennig piece is Notgeld — emergency small change issued by a private industrial firm during the acute coin shortage that gripped Germany from 1916 onward, when metal was being diverted to the war effort and state mints could not keep pace with demand for low-denomination currency.
Factory-issued Notgeld of this type functioned essentially as wage scrip, redeemable at the company cashier or accepted by local tradesmen near the works. Cardboard was the practical choice: cheap, quick to print, and just substantial enough to survive a few weeks in a worker's pocket.