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40 Reichspfennig Metallwerke Holleischen
| Issuer | Metallwerke Holleischen GmbH |
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| Year | 1941-1945 |
| Type | Vouchers |
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| Obverse description | Black letterpress print on yellow cardboard with serrated edges. The MWH oval logo appears at left, with the denomination '40 Rpf.' in bold type at right; the repeated MWH underprint fills the central field. The word 'Wertmarke' is printed in bold lettering below the denomination. |
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| Obverse lettering | MWH 40 Rpf. Wertmarke (Translation: Voucher.) |
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Metallwerke Holleischen GmbH was a munitions factory operating near Holýšov in occupied Czechoslovakia, run largely on forced labor — concentration camp prisoners, primarily women transferred from Ravensbrück. This note is factory scrip, issued internally to allow those workers nominal purchasing access within the plant's canteen or commissary system, a setup that gave the appearance of wages while keeping any value entirely within SS-controlled infrastructure.
The denomination in Reichspfennig rather than a round mark figure is unusual for camp or factory scrip and may reflect a deliberate pricing structure within the canteen.