Offstein's sugar factory issued this token during the notgeld period following World War I, when chronic small-change shortages forced hundreds of German industrial firms to mint their own emergency currency for use in company canteens and payroll transactions. Factory-issued notgeld of this type rarely circulated beyond the plant gates.
Offstein's sugar factory issued this token during the notgeld period following World War I, when chronic small-change shortages forced hundreds of German industrial firms to mint their own emergency currency for use in company canteens and payroll transactions. Factory-issued notgeld of this type rarely circulated beyond the plant gates.