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20 Pfennig - Kempten Mechanische Baumwollspinnerei
| Issuer | Mechanische Baumwoll-Spinnerei und Weberei Kempten |
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| Type | Emergency coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Plain octagonal field enclosed by a continuous pearl border following the eight-sided periphery. The central field bears the large, boldly struck numeral '20' occupying nearly the entire available space, with no additional legend or ornament. The overall design is stark and utilitarian, consistent with the emergency coinage character of the issue. |
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Mechanische Baumwoll-Spinnerei und Weberei Kempten was one of the larger textile operations in the Allgäu region, and like many German industrial firms during the early Weimar period, it resorted to issuing its own zinc notgeld tokens when small-denomination coinage effectively vanished from circulation after 1918. These factory-issued pieces served as internal currency — typically redeemable at the company store or canteen — tying workers' purchasing power directly to their employer.
Zinc was the material of necessity, not preference. Post-war metal shortages made it the default for emergency coinage across hundreds of German municipalities and private issuers.