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50 Pfennig - Schwandorf Bayerische Braunkohlen-Industrie A.G.
| Issuer | Bayerische Braunkohlen-Industrie A.G., Schwandorf |
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| Year | 1917 |
| Type | Emergency coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the large denomination numeral '50' prominently displayed in the central field, rendered in bold raised lettering. A circular dotted border frames the entire design at the rim. The circular legend reads 'BAYERISCHE BRAUNKOHLEN INDUSTRIE A.G.' along the upper arc and 'SCHWANDORF' along the lower arc, separated by a star at the base, all in capital Latin letters. The overall design is plain and utilitarian, characteristic of German Notgeld emergency coinage produced during World War I. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Issued by the Bayerische Braunkohlen-Industrie A.G. — a Bavarian brown coal mining company operating the lignite deposits around Schwandorf in the Upper Palatinate — this token entered circulation because the Imperial German government's war requisitioning of copper and nickel had effectively killed small-change production by 1917. Municipalities, utilities, and industrial firms were authorized to issue their own Notgeld to fill the gap. Zinc, abundant and strategically expendable, became the default substitute.
The Schwandorf mining operation was one of Bavaria's most significant lignite producers, supplying fuel critical to the wartime economy at precisely the moment its workers needed something to spend at the company store.