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2 Pfennig - Ruhla Thiel and Schuchardt
| Issuer | Thiel & Schuchardt, Ruhla |
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| Type | Emergency coin |
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| Reverse description | Octagonal reverse featuring the same continuous pearl border following the coin's eight-sided periphery. Within, a twisted rope or cord inner circle encloses the large numeral '2' at centre. The circumferential legend 'KLEINGELDERSATZMARKE' (meaning 'small change substitute token') arcs around the upper portion between the pearl rim and the rope circle, with three small five-pointed stars arranged along the lower arc as decorative separators. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Ruhla, a small town in the Thuringian forest, developed one of Germany's densest concentrations of private manufacturing firms in the nineteenth century, many of which issued their own token coinage to manage wage payments and company store transactions. Thiel & Schuchardt operated in this tradition, producing zinc pfennig pieces for internal circulation among their workforce. Zinc was the practical choice during periods of copper scarcity, though it corrodes aggressively in handled condition — survivors in decent shape are rarer than catalog frequency suggests.