ObverseThe Large Imperial Eagle
A A
- Design
- The large crowned imperial eagle, wings spread, bearing the arms of Prussia on its breast.
- Mark
- A A, the Berlin Mint.
Germany · 1918 · 5 pfennigsWartime iron 5 pfennig (1915-1922)
This 5 pfennig coin is a wartime coin of the German Empire. During the First World War, the nickel of the coins was requisitioned for the army, from 1915, the 5 pfennig was struck in iron, coated with zinc to resist rust. It kept the pre-war design: the large crowned imperial eagle with the arms of Prussia, with the mint letter twice in the exergue. The type was struck until 1922, under the Weimar Republic. The 1918 date has 223,515,570 pieces in Berlin. The coin ceased to be legal tender on 11 October 1924.
Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 1.55 mm.
1 pfennig1915 · 17.5 mm
2 rentenpfennigs1923 · 20.2 mm
10 pfennigs1917 · 21 mm
50 pfennigs1921 · 23 mm
200 marks1923 · 23 mm
500 marks1923 · 27.15 mm
2 marks1913 · 28 mm
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