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Thus Anyone Have Info About This Coin (Id: Germany Essenmarke Token)

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Hi there, just wanted to ask if you have any info about this coin
Thus-Anyone-Have-Info-About-This-Coin-Id:-Germany-Essenmarke-Token

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It's not a coin, but rather a token of some kind. You've already asked about it on the forum before, a year ago; here's the thread. Unfortunately, no-one had a definitive answer then.

My best guess: a bus token of some kind.
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It has some similarities to this essenmarke token on ebay.

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/195947199531

That one says VBE essenmarke. I believe the symbol in the middle is the Mercedes logo. Could be a car wash token, employee lunch token, vending machine token.
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 Posted 11/13/2023  11:42 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Bojan Radosavljevic to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Germany essenmarke token
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I like the idea of a lunch token...
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Essensmarke (Cafeteria or lunch token), that may be correct.

Two Mercedes-Benz logos.

Perhaps related to the M-B Werk in Sindelfingen, or even the M-B Museum in Stuttgart? The Uni T. and M-B do have quite a close relationship, including work-exchange (internship) and foreign learner programs (e.g. for someone who moved to Germany to work for M-B and does not speak German fluently)

VBE = Verband Bildung und Erziehung (German Educators' Association/Teachers' Union)

UT = Universität Tübingen
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I loved visiting Tubingen when I was in Germany! It's such a beautiful town, and the food was wonderful.
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I found that related token in a catalog. Search for "Mercedes-Benz Werk Sindelfingen Essenmarke".

https://www.house-of-collections.ch...ens/germany/

That's from a token collecting site, so the people who run it might have a much better chance at identifying the current token in question. It does indeed seem linked to M-B and the teacher's union, as paralyse suggested.
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