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2 Pfennig - Nürnberg Triumph Werke Aktiengesellschaft
| Issuer | Triumph-Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Nürnberg |
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| Year | 1918 |
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| Value | 2 Pfennigs (2 Pfennige) (0.02) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 2 |
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Triumph-Werke Aktiengesellschaft, better known for bicycles and later motorcycles, issued this notgeld token in 1918 as Germany's wartime zinc and copper shortages made official small-denomination coinage functionally unavailable. Factory-issued currency of this kind was a practical solution for paying workers when the Reichsbank could not supply adequate coin. Zinc was itself a war material under pressure — the fact that it was used here rather than iron or compressed paper reflects the brief window before even zinc became restricted.