Germany, Weimar Republic, Lahr (Baden), gas token, 1919 AD.,
Token (ø 22 mm / 3,73 g), zinc, 3,7 ? g. original mint weight, mintage ? , axes medal alignment ↑↑ (0°), plain edge,
Obv.: STÄDT. / GASWERK / LAHR / 1919 , issuer and date.
Rev.: NUR FÃœR / MÃœNZ- / GASMESSER / * , scope ("for gas meters only").
Menzel 14130.1 .
Year / Mintage
1919 / ?
Lahr (Low Alemannic: Lohr) is a city in western Baden-Württemberg, Germany, approximately 50 km north of Freiburg in Breisgau, 40 km south east of Strasbourg, and 95 km south west of Karlsruhe. It is the second largest city in Ortenau (district) after Offenburg, and serves as an intermediate economic centre for the cities and towns of Ettenheim, Friesenheim, Kappel-Grafenhausen, Kippenheim, Mahlberg, Meißenheim, Ringsheim, Rust, Schuttertal, Schwanau and Seelbach.