9 Jan 2022- Greetings to all coin & token collectors, where-ever you might be. (Note: This coin is NOT for sale, nor is it being offered for sale
in this chatboard 'post'. This IS the coin & paper money chat board and that is what we do here. Chat about coins, tokens, medallions, & paper money). This Ludwigshafen 1 Pfennig coin/token is an interesting item
and a good item for #571:
Coin/token is 18.0mm dia. Zinc. Grades VF. Shape of coin/token is
square with 'rounded' corners. (el Heron believes that this 1 Pfennig
coin/token is his FIRST for denomination of 1 Pfennig. Heron cannot
remember ever having previously acquired a 1 Pfennig Kriegsgeld coin/token issued during World War One).
Obverse: At center is the 'logo' of the private company Badische Anilin
& Soda Fabrik.
Note: The international corporation BASF continues operations. It is
a large corporation. It was founded in Ludwigshafen in 1865.
Obv: 'legend': BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK 1918 LUDWIGSHAFEN
am RH.
Reverse: Large '1' at center. ERSATZGELD above the '1' and Pfennig
below the '1'. Note: Ersatzgeld means substitute money.
Mint: These coin/tokens were minted in the BASF 'workshops' located
in their own factory. (This is another 'first' for el Heron and his small
accumulation of coins).
Numista Rarity Index= 74. (The 1 Pfennig issue has a higher index
number than does the 10 Pfennig of the same 'series' of coin/tokens).
Note: This coin/token IS NOT FOR SALE, nor is it being offered for sale
in this chatting board post.
Note: Ludwigshafen translates to Port of Ludwig. It is named in honor
of King Ludwig I of Bavaria.
1st Century BC: Romans built a fort at this location on the Rhein.
1606- Another fort was built at this location to 'protect' the city of
Mannheim.
1844 - Port renamed to Ludwigshafen.
1859 - Ludwigshafen officially named as a 'city'.
Some info sources:
Numista.
Wiki.
Googly.
**Another interesting small denomination coin/token because it is
a wartime issue, it was issued by a private corporation, it was minted
by the corporation in the corporation's own 'workshops' (machine shop
most likely), coin is an 'odd shape', Ludwigshafen is a 'river city', and coin has a neat Coat of Arms style company 'logo'. Always something interesting to 'find' in this hobby. Especially whilst sheltering 'at home' per orders of Gov Gav.**
