Hello I recently came upon these red plastic ovals with white lettering on them. From some limited research I believe they’re German but can’t find any pictures of them to confirm. One side of the coin says deposit pfand with some type of symbol and the other has a 1.-€ on it. Any help to identify these coins would be welcomed!!!
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They’re tokens, probably from something like a Christmas market. You buy a drink in a mug or glass with a deposit included in the price, and are issued with a token; if you return the mug or glass and the token, you get your deposit back.
A picture could potentially proof helpful.
With just the description my best guess would be “Pfandmarken”.
Sometimes you go buy a drink on a fair/street vendor/festival/etc in glasses, or cups, or other reusable containers. You pay a euro deposit, which you get back on return of said container.
If these are unspecific enough to be bought elsewhere, you could in theory buy a truckload of these and return them, to get deposits you never deposited…
In that case, you’ll get a Pfandmarke with your drink, and you’ll have to return that one, together with the glass.