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5 Pfennig - Aumund-Vegesack Fr. Lürssen
| Issuer | Fr. Lürssen (Aumund-Vegesack) |
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| Reference(s) | Men05#1120.2, Men18#1444.2 |
| Obverse description | The octagonal zinc token features an outer pearl border following the contour of all eight sides, within which a circular legend in raised Latin lettering reads 'FR. LÜRSSEN' at the top and 'AUMUND-VEGESACK' at the bottom, separated by five-pointed star stops. An inner beaded circle frames the central field, which bears the large numeral '5' denoting the denomination. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a continuous outer pearl border conforming to the octagonal shape, enclosing a circular legend reading 'KLEINGELDERSATZMARKE' (small change substitute token) in raised Latin lettering around the upper arc. An inner rope-twist circle encloses the central field bearing the large numeral '5', while three five-pointed star stops are evenly distributed at the base of the legend between the rope circle and the pearl border. |
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Fr. Lürssen Schiffswerft, founded in 1875 on the Weser at Aumund-Vegesack near Bremen, issued this zinc notgeld piece during the acute small-change shortage that gripped Germany in the early Weimar period. Shipyard tokens of this type circulated as internal wage supplements or canteen currency, redeemable only within the issuing company's premises — a practice that effectively tied workers' spending to employer-controlled outlets.
The Lürssen yard would later achieve notoriety building the fast patrol boats and torpedo craft that became central to the Kriegsmarine's coastal strategy. In 1922, it was just trying to pay its workers in a country that had run out of small coins.