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50 Pfennig - Essen R.W. Dinnendahl
| Issuer | R.W. Dinnendahl A.-G., Essen |
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| Thickness | 1.2 mm |
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| Obverse description | Octagonal zinc notgeld token with a continuous outer pearl border following the eight-sided periphery. An inner concentric pearl circle encloses the large raised numeral '50' in the central field, serving as the denomination indicator. The circular legend 'R.W. DINNENDAHL A.-G.' arcs across the upper portion between the two pearl borders, while 'ESSEN' appears along the lower arc, with a five-pointed star flanking each side of the issuer's name at the base. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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R.W. Dinnendahl was an Essen-based industrial firm operating during the acute small-change shortage that gripped Germany in the early 1920s, when municipal and corporate notgeld filled the vacuum left by hoarded official coinage. Zinc was the practical choice for industrial issuers — cheap, available, and already familiar from wartime emergency issues. This particular piece is a metal notgeld rather than the more common printed cardboard variety, reflecting the issuer's industrial capacity to strike rather than merely print.