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Germany 5 pfennigs 1950 F

Germany · 1950 · 5 pfennigs
Circulating coinCommonXF · Extremely fine
€0.64estimate in XF
362,880,000coins minted
N658 KM107 J382
RAReference number RARA-BBBU7
Circulating coin

Series of 5 pfennig with the oak sprout (1950-2001)

The coin's story

This 5 pfennig coin, in brass-clad steel, belongs to the small denominations of the Deutsche Mark, created by the currency reform of 20 June 1948. It takes up Adolf Jäger's design of the first coins of 1949: a young oak sprout on one side, the value between two ears of rye on the other. The legend BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND replaced that of the Bank deutscher Länder from 1950. The type was struck from 1950 to 2001 at the Munich, Stuttgart, Karlsruhe and Hamburg mints, and later also in Berlin. According to Numista, this coin is magnetic. The coin ceased to be legal tender on 31 December 2001, with the changeover to the euro.

    ObverseThe Oak Sprout

    BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND 1950
    Design
    A young oak sprout.
    Legend
    BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND (Federal Republic of Germany).
    Date
    1950.

    AJEngraved by Adolf Jäger

    ReverseThe Value

    F 5 PFENNIG
    Design
    The value between two ears of rye, the mint letter above.
    Denomination
    5 PFENNIG.
    Mark
    F, the Stuttgart Mint.

    AJEngraved by Adolf Jäger

    Specifications

    • Denomination5 pfennigs
    • Year1950
    • Mintage362,880,000
    • MintMonnaie de Stuttgart (F)
    • MaterialBrass-plated steel
    • ShapeRound
    • Diameter18.5 mm
    • Thickness1.7 mm
    • Weight3 g
    • EdgeThe edge is plain
    • ScriptsLatin

    Actual size

    5 pfennigs 18.5 mm 2 € 25.75 mm 1 € 23.25 mm

    Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 1.7 mm.

    Composition

    Copper70 % Zinc30 %

    Reference catalogues

    N658Numista KM107Krause (Standard Catalog of World Coins) J382Jaeger

    Same country, same period at the scale of real diameters

    1 pfennig1950 · 16.5 mm 1 pfennig1950 · 16.5 mm 1 pfennig1950 · 17 mm 1 pfennig1952 · 17 mm 5 pfennigs1949 · 18.5 mm 5 pfennigs1950 · 18.5 mm 5 pfennigs1950 · 18.5 mm 5 pfennigs1948 · 19 mm

    By the same engraver: Adolf Jäger 15 coins

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