Pulverfabrik Düneberg, located in Geesthacht near Hamburg, was one of Germany's principal gunpowder and explosives manufacturers. During the First World War, acute metal shortages forced hundreds of private firms and municipalities to issue their own emergency coinage — Kriegsnotgeld — in zinc, iron, and pressed paper. This piece is one of those factory-issued tokens, circulated among workers at the Düneberg plant as a practical substitute for Reichsmünzen that had vanished from daily commerce by hoarding and wartime requisition.
The Menzel reference 7225.6 places it within a documented series, but Düneberg notgeld turns up infrequently, likely reflecting the plant's relatively contained workforce.
Pulverfabrik Düneberg, located in Geesthacht near Hamburg, was one of Germany's principal gunpowder and explosives manufacturers. During the First World War, acute metal shortages forced hundreds of private firms and municipalities to issue their own emergency coinage — Kriegsnotgeld — in zinc, iron, and pressed paper. This piece is one of those factory-issued tokens, circulated among workers at the Düneberg plant as a practical substitute for Reichsmünzen that had vanished from daily commerce by hoarding and wartime requisition.
The Menzel reference 7225.6 places it within a documented series, but Düneberg notgeld turns up infrequently, likely reflecting the plant's relatively contained workforce.