Pfennig
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The pfennig was a small German
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The pfennig is a small coin and the minor unit of the German currency. Its value was 1/100 of a German mark and other German currencies with the name mark.
1918 25 pfennig coin. The word on the top means "wartime money".
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7 City of Unna (Westfalia) Aluminum 10 Pfennig Coin
This coin was issued by the city of Unna in 1920 and was meant to be used as local small change or sold to raise funds. Unna released six previous issues, all in 1917.
Germany, Empire (KM-11) 5 Pfennig (Copper-Nickel) : 1890-1915
Obv Legend: DEUTSCHES REICH date 5 PFENNIG
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Rev Legend: No legend
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Pfennig
The German equivalent to the English word "penny". Like the English penny, the pfennig was a silver coin in mediaeval times. In the predecimal currencies of the German states, the pfennig was a small copper or billon coin.
PFENNIG (Pfening). The silver coin, called also as denarius in Medieval in different countries. P. was struck since the 8th century and was actually the only coin in Europe until groschen appeared in the 13th century. (1 P. = 1/12 groschen). P.
During the medieval period, from roughly 1200 to 1300, the central European states struck a most unusual coin, a thin uniface piece in silver, today called "bracteates" (they called them pfennigs, as they did two-faced coins).
In common with other European countries during the tenth and eleventh centuries the coins struck in Germany were mainly of one denomination, the denar or pfennig as it later came to be called.
Switzerland-Bern, Medallion of Sechszehnerpfennig (six-decimal pfennig), c.1760
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In German money there are 100 Pfennigs in a Deutschemark and it is thought that 'Pfennig' might come from 'Pfanne', the German for 'pan'.
Pennies have been minted in Great Britain since the eighth century, although similar coins such as the pfennig, denier, dinar, and dinero have been minted in many places throughout the world.
German States, Regensburg, Bishopric, Siegfried, 1227-1246, AR Pfennig. Griffin rt., stars around edge/Virgin, stars, Peus 319, #504; Metcalf 18(Coinage of S. Germany in 13th Century).
German 1939-D 2 Reichspfennig Doubled Die
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copper plated steel - eg Euro 1,2 and 5 cents (2002-)
brass plated steel - eg West Germany 5 pfennig (1950-95), and 10 pfennig (1950-95)
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The oak twig, reminiscent of that found on the current German pfennig coins provides the motif for these coins. It was designed by Professor Rolf Lederbogen.
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Starting from these early Celtic coins, money in Austria evolved from the medieval pfennigs via the magnificent thaler coins of the Habsburg dynasty and the schilling to international currencies, such as the Maria Theresia thaler and the euro.
50 Reichspfennig. KM-87, Y-80. BU $45
616---Federal Republic. Albert Einstein. 1964. Silver 30mm/ His bust 3/4 facing/ World globe. Struck at the Karlsruhe State Mint. Famous Men Series. Very rare. Pure Silver. Flower-13. Unc $50 ...
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