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20 Pfennigs - Sandow Paul Steinbock
| Issuer | Paul Steinbock, Sandow (Germany) |
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| Diameter | 22.0 mm |
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| Obverse description | Octagonal zinc notgeld token with a continuous pearl border following the shaped rim. The issuer's legend PAUL STEINBOCK and the locality name SANDOW arc around the periphery, flanked by small star ornaments. A twisted rope circle encloses the central field, within which the large numeral 20 is prominently struck in bold relief, denoting the denomination in Pfennige. |
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| Obverse lettering | PAUL STEINBOCK 20 SANDOW |
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Sandow, a small industrial settlement near Cottbus in Lower Lusatia, was home to the Steinbock works during the First World War period when zinc notgeld of this type circulated as emergency coinage. Private firms and municipalities across Germany issued their own metal tokens when the wartime metal requisitions and coin hoarding stripped everyday commerce of usable small change. Paul Steinbock's issues served the immediate payroll and canteen economy of his operation, rarely traveling far beyond the factory gate.