# Pfennigmeister (paymaster, chamberlain; coiner)

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## Definition

In former times the chief accounting officer (the treasurer or receiver of public money) at an authority (also at the army: here he was responsible for the regular disbursement of the pay and managed the financial transactions of the army unit), also called vault keeper. - Sometimes still found today, the term for the treasurer of a social association, such as a club, lodge, guild, guild, also called treasurer, Säckelmeister, Büchsenmeister, Boursière. - A minter who was authorized to strike pennies and sometimes coins in general. - See chamber court money, paymaster. Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, Dipl.rer.pol. E-mail address: info@ekrah.com https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ernst_Merk https://www.jung-stilling-gesellschaft.de/merk/ https://www.gerhardmerk.de/

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