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Germany (Third Reich) 10 reichspfennigs 1941 F

Germany · 1941 · 10 pfennigs
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€0.68estimate
42,833,532coins minted
N1929 KM101
Circulating coin

Series of zinc 10 Reichspfennig (1940-1945)

The coin's story

This zinc 10 Reichspfennig coin was struck under the Third Reich, during the Second World War. Pre-war coins contained copper, which the army needed for armaments, from 1940, the 1, 5 and 10 Reichspfennig denominations were therefore struck in zinc, at the seven mints of the Reich, including Vienna (B). Both sides are the work of Otto Vogt and Hans Herbert Schweitzer: the eagle above the swastika on one side, the value and the mint letter between two oak leaves on the other. The 1941 date has 42,833,532 pieces in Stuttgart.

    ObverseThe Eagle and the Swastika

    DEUTSCHES REICH 1941
    Design
    The eagle with outspread wings above the swastika.
    Legend
    DEUTSCHES REICH (German Reich).
    Date
    1941.

    ReverseThe Value

    10 REICHSPFENNIG F
    Design
    The value in the centre, the mint letter between two oak leaves in the exergue.
    Denomination
    10 REICHSPFENNIG.
    Mark
    F, the Stuttgart Mint.

    Specifications

    • Denomination10 pfennigs
    • Year1941
    • Mintage42,833,532
    • MintMonnaie de Stuttgart (F)
    • MaterialZinc
    • ShapeRound
    • Diameter21 mm
    • Thickness1.5 mm
    • Weight3.52 g
    • EdgeThe edge is plain
    • ScriptsLatin

    Actual size

    10 pfennigs 21 mm 2 € 25.75 mm 1 € 23.25 mm

    Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 1.5 mm.

    Composition

    Zinc100 %

    Reference catalogues

    Same country, same period at the scale of real diameters

    By the same engraver: Otto Vogt 10 coins

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    18471988

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