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5 Pfennig - Linden Hanomag
| Issuer | Hannoversche Maschinenbau AG (Hanomag), Linden |
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| Currency | Mark (1914-1924) |
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| Obverse description | Outer pearl border follows the octagonal flan, enclosing a circular legend in the annulus. The issuer name HANOMAG arcs across the upper field and LINDEN across the lower field, each separated by a small six-pointed star, all surrounding an inner pearl circle. The large numeral '5' occupies the central field, denoting the denomination. |
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| Reverse description | Outer pearl border follows the octagonal flan, enclosing a circular legend in the annulus. The inscription KLEINGELDERSATZMARKE ('small change substitute token') runs around the upper and lateral field, with three small stars positioned at the base of the annulus, all surrounding an inner rope-twist circle. The large numeral '5' is prominently displayed in the central field. |
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Hanomag's Linden plant issued this zinc piece as notgeld during the severe coin shortages of World War I, when the imperial government's requisitioning of copper and nickel left factories unable to pay workers in small denominations. Industrial firms across Germany filled the gap with their own emergency tokens, redeemable only at company facilities — a practical solution that also kept wages circulating within the company's own stores and canteen system.
Zinc was the material of necessity here, not preference. By 1916 it too was under pressure from wartime demand.