"Kreissparkasse" translates to "Regional Savings Bank". The four-leaf-clover and horseshoe indicates it's intended as a "good luck piece". The coin must have been inserted into the aluminium ring sometime after 1929.
The Catholic piece probably dates from the period either during or just after WWI, when many cities, towns and private organizations issued "notgeld" tokens. My "Checklist of World Notgeld" lists private metal tokens from Aachen as being "common".
The Catholic piece probably dates from the period either during or just after WWI, when many cities, towns and private organizations issued "notgeld" tokens. My "Checklist of World Notgeld" lists private metal tokens from Aachen as being "common".
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