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50 Pfennigs - Berlin Westf. Anh. Sprengstoff AG
| Issuer | Westfälisch-Anhaltische Sprengstoff AG, Berlin |
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| Composition | Zinc |
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| Obverse description | The octagonal field is enclosed by a continuous outer pearl border following the coin's eight-sided contour. Within this border, a circular pearl ring frames the central design. The issuer's legend WEST.-ANH.-SPRENGSTOFF A.G. arcs along the upper portion of the pearl circle, with the word BERLIN appearing at the base flanked by two small five-pointed stars. The large numeral 50, denoting the denomination in Pfennig, is prominently struck in the center of the field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Westfälisch-Anhaltische Sprengstoff AG — known as WASAG — was one of Imperial and Weimar Germany's principal explosives manufacturers, with roots in the Nobel dynamite cartel network. Notgeld issues tied to industrial firms of this type were typically intended for canteen or wage-payment use within a closed factory economy, circulating among workers who had little choice but to accept them. WASAG operated multiple production sites, and Berlin-issued pieces like this one are catalogued distinctly from those attributed to other plant locations.