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2 Pfennig - Nürnberg Sprengstoff A.G.
| Issuer | Nürnberg Sprengstoff A.G. |
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| Shape | Octagonal (8-sided) |
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| Obverse description | Octagonal zinc notgeld token with a pearl border following the coin's edge. A central beaded circle encloses the large numeral '2' in the field, denoting the denomination. The circular legend reads 'SPRENGSTOFF A.-G.' above and 'NÜRNBERG' below, flanked by small rosette ornaments at the lower left and right of the beaded circle. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Nürnberg Sprengstoff A.G. was a German explosives manufacturer, and like many industrial firms during the First World War and its aftermath, it issued private token coinage — Kriegsgeld or factory money — to manage wage payments when official small change grew scarce. These zinc pieces circulated exclusively within the company's payroll and canteen system, redeemable only by employees.
Zinc was the default wartime substitute; copper and nickel had been requisitioned for munitions production by the same industries issuing the tokens.