Frauenau's glassworks, operating deep in the Bavarian Forest, issued notgeld tokens like this one during the acute small-change shortages that plagued German industry in the early 1920s. Private firms across Bavaria resorted to zinc and iron pieces when the Reichsbank could not supply sufficient coinage — the metal itself was often worth more than the denomination stamped on it.
The Menzel reference numbers suggest two catalogued die varieties for this type.
Frauenau's glassworks, operating deep in the Bavarian Forest, issued notgeld tokens like this one during the acute small-change shortages that plagued German industry in the early 1920s. Private firms across Bavaria resorted to zinc and iron pieces when the Reichsbank could not supply sufficient coinage — the metal itself was often worth more than the denomination stamped on it.
The Menzel reference numbers suggest two catalogued die varieties for this type.