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50 Pfennig Konsum-Anstalt der Kruppschen Gußstahlfabrik
| Issuer | Konsum-Anstalt der Kruppschen Gußstahlfabrik |
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| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Black and tan letterpress note with a serial number panel at top reading 'No' followed by the issue number. A central oval guilloche vignette carries the large denomination numeral '50' above 'Pfg' in bold Gothic lettering, enclosed within a circular legend reading 'Konsum-Anstalt der Kruppschen Gußstahlfabrik' in curved blackletter script. Decorative rosette corner ornaments frame the design within a heavy ruled border. |
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| Obverse lettering | No Konsum-Anstalt der Kruppschen Gußstahlfabrik 50 Pfg |
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The Konsum-Anstalt der Kruppschen Gußstahlfabrik was the company store cooperative run by Krupp's Essen steelworks — a vast internal economy that at its peak served tens of thousands of workers and their families. Krupp issued its own scrip not merely for convenience but to anchor workers within the company's controlled retail network, where wages paid in Krupp coupons could only be spent at Krupp stores.
Whether this specific 50 Pfennig piece dates to the pre-1871 era or to the later notgeld-adjacent industrial scrip period is difficult to establish without a date — Krupp's Konsum-Anstalt issued across a long span under varying political economies.