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25 Pfennig - Epe Baumwollspinnerei Germania
| Issuer | Baumwollspinnerei Germania, Epe |
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| Type | Emergency coin |
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| Reverse description | Plain zinc field featuring the large numeral '25' centrally placed within a circular dotted inner border. The legend 'KLEINGELDERSA TZMARKE' — meaning 'small change substitute token' — curves around the upper portion of the inner border. Three small five-pointed stars are arranged symmetrically at the base of the inner circle. The rim is defined by a continuous beaded border consistent with the obverse. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Issued by the Baumwollspinnerei Germania cotton spinning mill in Epe, this is a piece of Lagergeld — factory token currency used by industrial employers to pay workers in scrip redeemable only at company-controlled shops. The practice was widespread in German textile regions before and during World War I, particularly as zinc replaced brass and nickel for small-denomination coinage due to wartime metal restrictions. Workers paid in such tokens had little choice but to spend within the company's own retail infrastructure.