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5 Pfennig - Altena Stahldrahtwerk Rahmer
| Issuer | Stahldrahtwerk H. Rahmer, Altena |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Beaded border encircles the entire design. A large raised numeral '5' occupies the central field, serving as the denomination. The circular legend reads 'STAHLDRAHTWERK H.RAHMER, ALTENA i/W' around the periphery, with a small five-pointed star at the base completing the inscription. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Altena, in the Sauerland region of Westphalia, was one of the centers of German wire and steel production for centuries — a concentration of industry that made it a natural candidate for issuing Notgeld during the shortages of World War I. Private factory tokens like this one from Rahmer's steel wire works circulated among workers when small-denomination coins disappeared from the economy, hoarded by a public that correctly anticipated worse to come. Zinc was the practical substitute once copper and nickel were redirected to the war effort.