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* 1888-D pfennig
 
* 1888-D pfennig
 
* 1888-E pfennig
 
* 1888-E pfennig
* 1888-F pfennig
+
* [[Germany 1888-F pfennig|1888-F pfennig]]
 
* 1888-G pfennig
 
* 1888-G pfennig
 
* [[Germany 1888-J pfennig|1888-J pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1888-J pfennig|1888-J pfennig]]
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* [[Germany 1889-G pfennig|1889-G pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1889-G pfennig|1889-G pfennig]]
 
* 1889-J pfennig
 
* 1889-J pfennig
 +
* [[Germany 1892-E pfennig|1892-E pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1902-E pfennig|1902-E pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1902-E pfennig|1902-E pfennig]]
 +
* [[Germany 1905-E pfennig|1905-E pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1907-A 1 pfennig|1907-A pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1907-A 1 pfennig|1907-A pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1914-E pfennig|1914-E pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1914-E pfennig|1914-E pfennig]]
 +
* [[Germany 1916-D pfennig|1916-D pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1916-E pfennig|1916-E pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1916-E pfennig|1916-E pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1917-A 1 pfennig|1917-A pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1917-A 1 pfennig|1917-A pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1917-D pfennig|1917-D pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1917-D pfennig|1917-D pfennig]]
 +
* [[Germany 1917-E pfennig|1917-E pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1917-J 1 pfennig|1917-J pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1917-J 1 pfennig|1917-J pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1918-A pfennig|1918-A pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1918-A pfennig|1918-A pfennig]]
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* 1876-H 2 pfennig
 
* 1876-H 2 pfennig
 
* 1876-J 2 pfennig
 
* 1876-J 2 pfennig
* 1877-A 2 pfennig
+
* [[Germany 1877-A 2 pfennig|1877-A 2 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1877-B 2 pfennig|1877-B 2 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1877-B 2 pfennig|1877-B 2 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1907-F 2 pfennig|1907-F 2 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1907-F 2 pfennig|1907-F 2 pfennig]]
 +
* [[Germany 1913-E 2 pfennig|1913-E 2 pfennig]]
  
 
== five pfennig ==
 
== five pfennig ==
 
* [[Germany 1874-A 5 pfennig|1874-A 5 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1874-A 5 pfennig|1874-A 5 pfennig]]
 +
* [[Germany 1874-F 5 pfennig|1874-F 5 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1875-E 5 pfennig|1875-E 5 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1875-E 5 pfennig|1875-E 5 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1889-A 5 pfennig|1889-A 5 pfennig]], struck in copper
 
* [[Germany 1889-A 5 pfennig|1889-A 5 pfennig]], struck in copper
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* [[Germany 1896-G 5 pfennig|1896-G 5 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1896-G 5 pfennig|1896-G 5 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1902-A 5 pfennig|1902-A 5 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1902-A 5 pfennig|1902-A 5 pfennig]]
 +
* [[Germany 1902-F 5 pfennig|1902-F 5 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1904-A 5 pfennig|1904-A 5 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1904-A 5 pfennig|1904-A 5 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1906-A 5 pfennig|1906-A 5 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1906-A 5 pfennig|1906-A 5 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1909-F 5 pfennig|1909-F 5 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1909-F 5 pfennig|1909-F 5 pfennig]]
 +
* [[Germany 1910-A 5 pfennig|1910-A 5 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1910-G 5 pfennig|1910-G 5 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1910-G 5 pfennig|1910-G 5 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1911-A 5 pfennig|1911-A 5 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1911-A 5 pfennig|1911-A 5 pfennig]]
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* [[Germany 1915-D 5 pfennig KM-19|1915-D 5 pfennig, struck in iron]]
 
* [[Germany 1915-D 5 pfennig KM-19|1915-D 5 pfennig, struck in iron]]
 
* [[Germany 1915-J 5 pfennig|1915-J 5 pfennig, iron]]
 
* [[Germany 1915-J 5 pfennig|1915-J 5 pfennig, iron]]
 +
* [[Germany 1917-D 5 pfennig|1917-D 5 pfennig, iron]]
 
* [[Germany 1919-D 5 pfennig|1919-D 5 pfennig, iron]]
 
* [[Germany 1919-D 5 pfennig|1919-D 5 pfennig, iron]]
 
* [[Germany 1919-E 5 pfennig|1919-E 5 pfennig, iron]]
 
* [[Germany 1919-E 5 pfennig|1919-E 5 pfennig, iron]]
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* [[Germany 1876-C 10 pfennig|1876-C 10 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1876-C 10 pfennig|1876-C 10 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1876-D 10 pfennig|1876-D 10 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1876-D 10 pfennig|1876-D 10 pfennig]]
 +
* [[Germany 1888-F 10 pfennig|1888-F 10 pfennig]]
 +
* [[Germany 1889-E 10 pfennig|1889-E 10 pfennig]]
 +
* [[Germany 1890-G 10 pfennig|1890-G 10 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1892-J 10 pfennig|1892-J 10 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1892-J 10 pfennig|1892-J 10 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1898-G 10 pfennig|1898-G 10 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1898-G 10 pfennig|1898-G 10 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1900-E 10 pfennig|1900-E 10 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1900-E 10 pfennig|1900-E 10 pfennig]]
 +
* [[Germany 1900-G 10 pfennig|1900-G 10 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1904-A 10 pfennig|1904-A 10 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1904-A 10 pfennig|1904-A 10 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1905-F 10 pfennig|1905-F 10 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1905-F 10 pfennig|1905-F 10 pfennig]]
 +
* [[Germany 1906-A 10 pfennig|1906-A 10 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1906-E 10 pfennig|1906-E 10 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1906-E 10 pfennig|1906-E 10 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1908-G 10 pfennig|1908-G 10 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1908-G 10 pfennig|1908-G 10 pfennig]]
 +
* [[Germany 1909-E 10 pfennig|1909-E 10 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1911-A 10 pfennig|1911-A 10 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1911-A 10 pfennig|1911-A 10 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1912-F 10 pfennig|1912-F 10 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1912-F 10 pfennig|1912-F 10 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1913-F 10 pfennig|1913-F 10 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1913-F 10 pfennig|1913-F 10 pfennig]]
 +
* [[Germany 1914-A 10 pfennig|1914-A 10 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1914-E 10 pfennig|1914-E 10 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1914-E 10 pfennig|1914-E 10 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1914-G 10 pfennig|1914-G 10 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1914-G 10 pfennig|1914-G 10 pfennig]]
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* [[Germany 1874-G 20 pfennig|1874-G 20 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1874-G 20 pfennig|1874-G 20 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1874-H 20 pfennig|1874-H 20 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1874-H 20 pfennig|1874-H 20 pfennig]]
 +
* [[Germany 1875-J 20 pfennig|1875-J 20 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1876-B 20 pfennig|1876-B 20 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1876-B 20 pfennig|1876-B 20 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1876-D 20 pfennig|1876-D 20 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1876-D 20 pfennig|1876-D 20 pfennig]]
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* [[Germany 1877-F 20 pfennig|1877-F 20 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1877-F 20 pfennig|1877-F 20 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1887-A 20 pfennig|1887-A 20 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1887-A 20 pfennig|1887-A 20 pfennig]]
 +
* [[Germany 1887-G 20 pfennig|1887-G 20 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1887-J 20 pfennig|1887-J 20 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1887-J 20 pfennig|1887-J 20 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1888-A 20 pfennig|1888-A 20 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1888-A 20 pfennig|1888-A 20 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1888-G 20 pfennig|1888-G 20 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1888-G 20 pfennig|1888-G 20 pfennig]]
 +
* [[Germany 1890-A 20 pfennig|1890-A 20 pfennig]]
 +
* [[Germany 1890-D 20 pfennig|1890-D 20 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1890-E 20 pfennig|1890-E 20 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1890-E 20 pfennig|1890-E 20 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1892-E 20 pfennig|1892-E 20 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1892-E 20 pfennig|1892-E 20 pfennig]]
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* [[Germany 1877-E 50 pfennig|1877-E 50 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1877-E 50 pfennig|1877-E 50 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1877-F 50 pfennig|1877-F 50 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1877-F 50 pfennig|1877-F 50 pfennig]]
 +
* [[Germany 1877-J 50 pfennig|1877-J 50 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1878-E 50 pfennig|1878-E 50 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1878-E 50 pfennig|1878-E 50 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1896-A 50 pfennig|1896-A 50 pfennig]]
 
* [[Germany 1896-A 50 pfennig|1896-A 50 pfennig]]
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* [[Germany 1907-D 1/2 mark|1907-D ½ mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1907-D 1/2 mark|1907-D ½ mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1908-D 1/2 mark|1908-D ½ mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1908-D 1/2 mark|1908-D ½ mark]]
 +
* [[Germany 1908-E 1/2 mark|1908-E ½ mark]]
 +
* [[Germany 1909-E 1/2 mark|1909-E ½ mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1909-F 1/2 mark|1909-F ½ mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1909-F 1/2 mark|1909-F ½ mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1909-G 1/2 mark|1909-G ½ mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1909-G 1/2 mark|1909-G ½ mark]]
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* [[Germany 1916-E 1/2 mark|1916-E ½ mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1916-E 1/2 mark|1916-E ½ mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1916-G 1/2 mark|1916-G ½ mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1916-G 1/2 mark|1916-G ½ mark]]
 +
* [[Germany 1916-J 1/2 mark|1916-J ½ mark]]
 +
* [[Germany 1917-A 1/2 mark|1917-A ½ mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1917-D 1/2 mark|1917-D ½ mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1917-D 1/2 mark|1917-D ½ mark]]
 +
* [[Germany 1917-G 1/2 mark|1917-G ½ mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1918-A 1/2 mark|1918-A ½ mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1918-A 1/2 mark|1918-A ½ mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1918-D 1/2 mark|1918-D ½ mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1918-D 1/2 mark|1918-D ½ mark]]
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== one mark ==
 
== one mark ==
 
* [[Germany 1873-A mark|1873-A mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1873-A mark|1873-A mark]]
 +
* [[Germany 1873-F mark|1873-F mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1874-D mark|1874-D mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1874-D mark|1874-D mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1874-G mark|1874-G mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1874-G mark|1874-G mark]]
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* [[Germany 1892-G mark|1892-G mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1892-G mark|1892-G mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1892-J mark|1892-J mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1892-J mark|1892-J mark]]
 +
* [[Germany 1893-A mark|1893-A mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1893-E mark|1893-E mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1893-E mark|1893-E mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1893-F mark|1893-F mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1893-F mark|1893-F mark]]
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* [[Germany 1902-J mark|1902-J mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1902-J mark|1902-J mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1903-A mark|1903-A mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1903-A mark|1903-A mark]]
 +
* [[Germany 1903-D mark|1903-D mark]]
 +
* [[Germany 1903-G mark|1903-G mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1904-A mark|1904-A mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1904-A mark|1904-A mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1904-G mark|1904-G mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1904-G mark|1904-G mark]]
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* [[Germany 1906-F mark|1906-F mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1906-F mark|1906-F mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1907-D mark|1907-D mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1907-D mark|1907-D mark]]
 +
* [[Germany 1907-G mark|1907-G mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1907-J mark|1907-J mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1907-J mark|1907-J mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1908-A mark|1908-A mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1908-A mark|1908-A mark]]
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* [[Germany 1911-E mark|1911-E mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1911-E mark|1911-E mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1911-F mark|1911-F mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1911-F mark|1911-F mark]]
 +
* [[Germany 1911-G mark|1911-G mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1912-A mark|1912-A mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1912-A mark|1912-A mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1912-E mark|1912-E mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1912-E mark|1912-E mark]]
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* [[Germany 1915-D mark|1915-D mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1915-D mark|1915-D mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1915-G mark|1915-G mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1915-G mark|1915-G mark]]
 +
* [[Germany 1915-J mark|1915-J mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1916-F mark|1916-F mark]]
 
* [[Germany 1916-F mark|1916-F mark]]
  

Latest revision as of 16:14, 23 July 2026

one pfennig

Beginning in 1873, Germany began issuing a 1 Pfennig coin to replace the variety of similarly-sized, copper coins used by the German States. This was the introduction of a unified coinage following the creation of the German Empire in 1871. The design of the new 1 Pfennig was simple. A large 1 dominated the center of the obverse. The legend “Deutches Reich” identified the coin as being from Germany. The date appeared on the right side and the word “Pfennig” appeared below. The central design on the reverse was a stylized German Imperial Eagle with a shield on its chest and a crown and ribbon above. Two mintmarks appeared at the base of the reverse, one on each side.

Mintages varied depending on the year and the mint. In 1875, the Berlin Mint produced a record 64,668,670 million coins. The lowest mintage of 51,776 occurred in 1873 at the Munich Mint. The rarest coin in this series is the 1887-E 1 Pfennig with a thick period after the word Pfennig, of which only 25 were made, supposedly the last of the 1 Pfennigs issued at Dresden before the changeover to the Muldenhutten Mint. This series is loaded with coins that are very rare in high grade. Among the rarest are any of the 1873 issues, most of the coins minted at Darmstadt, the 1876-J, and either of the two 1877 issues.

two pfennig

  • 1873-A 2 pfennig
  • 1873-B 2 pfennig
  • 1873-C 2 pfennig
  • 1873-D 2 pfennig
  • 1873-F 2 pfennig
  • 1873-G 2 pfennig
  • 1874-A 2 pfennig
  • 1874-B 2 pfennig
  • 1874-C 2 pfennig
  • 1874-D 2 pfennig
  • 1874-E 2 pfennig
  • 1874-F 2 pfennig
  • 1874-G 2 pfennig
  • 1875-A 2 pfennig
  • 1875-B 2 pfennig
  • 1875-C 2 pfennig
  • 1875-D 2 pfennig
  • 1875-E 2 pfennig
  • 1875-F 2 pfennig
  • 1875-G 2 pfennig
  • 1875-H 2 pfennig
  • 1875-J 2 pfennig
  • 1876-A 2 pfennig
  • 1876-B 2 pfennig
  • 1876-C 2 pfennig
  • 1876-D 2 pfennig
  • 1876-E 2 pfennig
  • 1876-F 2 pfennig
  • 1876-G 2 pfennig
  • 1876-H 2 pfennig
  • 1876-J 2 pfennig
  • 1877-A 2 pfennig
  • 1877-B 2 pfennig
  • 1907-F 2 pfennig
  • 1913-E 2 pfennig

five pfennig

ten pfennig

twenty pfennig

twenty-five pfennig

fifty pfennig or half mark

one mark

military occupation coinage

For higher nominal values (two mark to twenty mark) see the different German states (Prussia, Bavaria, etc.). see also Germany, Weimar Republic (1918-1933) for later issues.