Voting Token German Elections 1930

Beste allemaal, ik heb onlangs een lotje ‘Derde Rijk’ munten gekocht en daarin zat ook de Voting Token van de september verkiezingen in 1930 in Duitsland van Adolf Hilter en de NSDAP. Deze zit ook in de Numista catalogus : Nazi Party Voting token - Parliamentary elections of September 14 - Germany (1871-1948) – Numista

Maar tot mijn grote verbazing, was deze ‘token’ niet van aluminium zoals hij zou moeten zijn, maar van iets dat heel goed op zilver lijkt.

De munt weegt 21,75 gram, heeft een doormeter van 35 mm , dus veel zwaarder en ook een beetje groter dan de penning beschreven in de Numista catalogus. De rand is ook gekarteld.

Alle andere elementen zijn identiek aan de aluminium token.

Is er iemand die weet heeft van dit ‘token’ in zilver (of iets wat er op lijkt, het is al zeker niet magnetisch) en waar werd dat dan voor gebruikt, want het lijkt mij sterk dat men deze ‘zware’ tokens aan het publiek uitdeelde om verkiezingspropaganda te maken.

Alvast bij voorbaat dank voor alle hulp,

groeten, Clement

I might be made from ‘Acmonital’ ( N#304 ), or ‘Billon’ ( N#6193 ).  Both of these coins feel substantially heavier in the hand.

Ik zag er onlangs een in een ander metaal dan het gebruikelijke aluminium van 30,5 mm. Ik ben er vrij zeker van dat het een bijzondere medaille was, maar ik weet het niet helemaal zeker. In het boek "Medallic Portraits of Adolf Hitler" van Colbert en Hyder blijkt dat deze serie stemmedailles vrijwel allemaal dezelfde afmetingen hebben en van aluminium zijn gemaakt. Hun catalogusnummer voor de standaardmedaille is C-6. De volgende in de catalogus, C-7, heeft weliswaar een ander ontwerp, maar is ook 30 mm groot en van verzilverd brons. Als verzamelaar van deze medailles, en omdat veel ervan zeer zeldzaam zijn, kan ik zeggen dat niet alle varianten correct zijn gecatalogiseerd en gecatalogiseerd. Ik heb zelf een exemplaar van een andere stemmedaille, van verzilverd brons. Zie link: http://www.moneta-coins.com/showphoto.php?photo=3095&title=germanynsdap-nazi-voting-donation-medal1932&cat=641
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Thanks for your answer. But I have my doubts concerning acmonital. It does not explain the weight. Alpaca would be more likely. But the real question is Why this aluminum voting token is produced in a different version, bigger and 10 x heavier and for what purpose… If we find some information or proof of existence of this token we might find out what metal it is made of.

More info is welcome 

Clement 

Clement,

You are right, these are usually 30 - 30.5 mm and struck in aluminum. Colbert & Hyder (see my previous message) occasionally shows a typical medal design struck in alternate alloys. While your photo looks aluminum an alternative might be made of nickel, or commonly, copper-nickel (a type of “German silver.” I've reviewed a dozen or so of these vote medals on the MA-Shops website, all are made of aluminum. So your example would be a rare variant, but these have low collector interest and the value would fall in the range of $75 - $125. My search on MA-Shops did have me find a Austrian Donation (1 Schilling) token with a depiction of Hitler's birth home in Austria. It's depicted in Colbert & Hyder but is not listed in the catalog section, that's unusual too. Thanks for the inspiration to look and find this latest addition.

I don't think it is nickel, copper nickel is possible. For me, the big issue is not so much market value, but I would like to understand what it actually is, and why this heavy, bigger and more expensive version of an aluminum voting token was produced.

Clement

It appears that the early voting and donation medals and tokens were not products of state mints. Many of these tried to use impressive look and feel materials. A good example are the Opferpfennigs and Mark Spende which used alloys that appeared brass and copper but were largely aluminum. My example of the voting medal that features many saluting hands pushing through a large swastika is silver plated bronze. Your voting medal could be a trail strike that was changed to aluminum in actual production or it could be a very scarce type designed for a more upscale audience. The fact that it doesn’t appear listed in “Medallic Portraits of Adolf Hitler” surely indicates a special status. It’s not a post WWII fantasy. I think I’ve seen one like yours for sale recently, maybe a Steve Album sale. You are lucky to have it! 

Thanks,

I do think that the hypothesis that it is an upscale version for ‘special supporters or members of the NSDAP’ Is the most plausible.  But remains strange that sofar we cannot find any documented proof of its existence other than the one I have in my possession. 

Let's keep digging further. 

Thanks for your help,

Clement 

Clement, I certainly will keep digging. I have to go through a few auction catalogs. I think these early medals were largely unregulated as to what metals were used. What I find curious is the size difference. You make a separate set of dies and then don’t really use them? Maybe the die metal was too weak for harder planchets and they abandoned the project and scaled down the size and used aluminum instead. Another factor is where yours is in that style voting sequence. The portrait was used for several voting years and districts. If my idea holds water then yours would have to be 1930. Do you actively collect these? I really only go after portrait types with denomination: pfennig, Marks, Schillings and Baustein. 

No, I don't collect voting tokens but it was part of a set of coins I bought and I am generally interested in politics and history so it intrigued me. But I thought it was the regular aluminum version and only found out it wasn't when I took it out of the envelope they were sent to me in.

Clement 

I'm sure that the copper-nickel election token, that is usually only found in aluminum, that I mentioned is this one in Numista  that Colbert & Hyder lists as C#15. At least I was half right, the obverse is correct. N#481890