Germany 1902-F 5 pfennig

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Künker sale 439, lot 2546

This specimen was lot 2546 in Künker sale 439 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €120 (about US$165 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"REICHSKLEINMÜNZEN, 5 Pfennig 1902 F. Prachtexemplar. Stempelglanz. Aus der Sammlung Jürgen und Erika Schmidt, Bovenden. Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 101, Osnabrück 2005, Nr. 2405. (empire small change, five pfennig, cabinet example, uncirculated.)"

This coin is a five pfennig from a type issued 1890-1915 from the Berlin (mintmark "A"), Munich (mintmark "D"), Muldenhutten (mintmark "E"), Stuttgart (mintmark "F", shown here), Karlsruhe (mintmark "G") and Hamburg (mintmark "J") mints. Under the German Empire of 1871-1918, the denominations of two mark and up were permitted for the formerly independent principalities while the lower denominations (one pfennig thru one mark) were minted to a unified design. Wartime shortages forced the government to convert the coin to iron in 1915-18.

Recorded mintage: 1,800,000, a fairly common date.

Specification: 2.5 g, copper-nickel, 18 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 11, J. 12.

Source:

  • Jaeger, Kurt, Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871, Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Frühjahrs-Auktion 439: Gold Coins from around the world, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Malta and Saxony | German Coins after 1871 including Coins from the Collection of Jürgen and Erika Schmidt, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.

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