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5 Pfennig - Amberg Kantinenverwaltung 6. Inft. Regt.
| Issuer | Kantinenverwaltung 6. Infanterie-Regiment, Amberg |
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| Weight | 1.3 g |
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| Obverse description | Octagonal zinc token with a peripheral pearl border following the outline of the flan. A circular legend reading KANT. VERW. 6. INFT. REGT. runs between the pearl rim and an inner beaded circle, with a single five-pointed star at the base. Within the central field, the large numeral 5 denotes the denomination. |
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| Reverse description | Octagonal reverse with a peripheral pearl border matching the obverse. The circular legend KLEINGELDERSATZMARKE arcs around the upper portion of the field between the pearl rim and an inner rope or twisted border, with three five-pointed stars arranged at the base. The large numeral 5 occupies the central field, indicating the token's face value. |
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The 6. Infanterie-Regiment was garrisoned at Amberg in Bavaria as part of the Royal Bavarian Army, and canteen tokens like this one circulated exclusively within regimental facilities — a closed monetary system designed to keep soldiers' spending on-post and prevent currency from drifting into local civilian hands. Zinc was the pragmatic choice for low-denomination canteen issues, cheap to strike and of no intrinsic value worth hoarding.
Most Bavarian regimental canteen tokens were rendered obsolete by August 1914, when mobilization dissolved the peacetime garrison structure entirely.