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50 Pfennig - Nürnberg J. PH. Link Luitpold Automat
| Issuer | J. Ph. Link Luitpold Automat, Nuremberg |
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| Diameter | 24.5 mm |
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| Obverse description | Octagonal zinc notgeld token with a continuous pearl border following the eight-sided rim. A circular rope border encloses the central denomination numeral '50' in large raised figures. The curved legend 'J. PH. LINK' arcs across the upper field, with 'LUITPOLD AUTOMAT' continuing around the inner rope circle and 'NÜRNBERG' inscribed along the lower arc. Two five-pointed stars flank the lower legend as decorative stops. |
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| Obverse lettering | J. PH. LINK LUITPOLD AUTOMAT 50 ★ NÜRNBERG ★ |
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J. Ph. Link operated a chain of Luitpold automats — self-service vending establishments common in German cities before the First World War — and issued zinc tokens like this one as proprietary currency redeemable only within their own machines or premises. The use of private pfennig-denominated tokens allowed operators to sidestep small-change shortages while locking customers into a closed monetary loop. Zinc was the material of necessity, not preference; copper and nickel were increasingly scarce for civilian use as the war years approached.