Germany 1876-D 10 pfennig

from the Stonecat Collection

This type was struck for circulation in Germany 1873-76, 1888-89 at Berlin (mintmark A), Frankfurt (C), Munich (D, shown here), Dresden (E), Stuttgart (F), Karlsruhe (G), Darmstadt (H) and Hamburg (J). The subsequent type of 1890-1916 (KM 12) had a different eagle. This is a common date. In 1916, the denomination was converted to iron to save nickel for the war effort.

Recorded mintage: 16,787,000.

Specification: 4 g, copper-nickel, 21 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 4.

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, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1875-A 10 pfennig
• 1875-H 10 pfennig
• 1876-C 10 pfennig
• 1876-D 20 pfennig
• 1876-F 20 pfennig
• 1876-A 50 pfennig
• Bavaria 1876-D 2 mark
• Bavaria 1876-D 5 mark
• Bavaria 1876-D 20 mark
• 1892-J 10 pfennig
• Coins and currency dated 1876
• return to Germany, Empire (1871-1918)