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5 Pfennig - Breslau Eisenwerk Frelenberg
| Issuer | Eisenwerk Frelenberg, Breslau |
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| Value | 5 Pfennigs (5 Pfennige) (0.05) |
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| Obverse description | An outer pearl border runs along the octagonal rim, enclosing a circular pearl ring within which the large numeral '5' is prominently displayed in the central field. The legend 'EISENWERK FRELENBERG' arcs across the upper portion between the pearl borders, while 'BRESLAU' appears in the lower segment, with a five-pointed star serving as a divider on each side of the denomination. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Eisenwerk Frelenberg was an ironworks operation in Breslau — now Wrocław, Poland — that issued its own notgeld coinage during the acute small-change shortages that plagued German industry in the early 1920s. Factory and municipal token issues of this kind were a direct response to the Reichsbank's inability to keep low-denomination coinage in circulation as inflation accelerated, with workers often unable to make change for basic transactions at company canteens and payroll windows. Zinc was the practical choice: cheap, available, and fast to stamp.