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Germany (Third Reich) 5 reichspfennigs 1938 A

Germany · 1938 · 5 pfennigs
Circulating coinCommon
€1.79estimate
54,012,158coins minted
N1911 KM91 J363
RAReference number RARA-7URSY
Circulating coin

Series of aluminium-bronze 5 Reichspfennig with the eagle (1936-1939)

The coin's story

This aluminium-bronze 5 Reichspfennig coin belongs to the series that the Third Reich introduced in 1936 to replace the types of the Weimar Republic. The eagle with outspread wings holds a swastika within a wreath, above the legend DEUTSCHES REICH and the date. This type, still struck in a copper alloy, was abandoned in 1939: as copper was reserved for armaments, the small denominations switched to zinc. The 1938 date has 54,012,158 pieces in Berlin.

    ObverseThe Eagle and the Swastika

    DEUTSCHES REICH 1938
    Design
    The eagle with outspread wings above a swastika within a wreath.
    Legend
    DEUTSCHES REICH (German Reich).
    Date
    1938.

    HSEngraved by Hans Herbert Schweitzer and Franz Paul Krischker

    ReverseThe Value

    5 REICHSPFENNIG A
    Design
    The value in the centre, the mint letter between two oak leaves in the exergue.
    Denomination
    5 REICHSPFENNIG.
    Mark
    A, the Berlin Mint.

    HSEngraved by Hans Herbert Schweitzer and Franz Paul Krischker

    Specifications

    • Denomination5 pfennigs
    • Year1938
    • Mintage54,012,158
    • MintMonnaie de Berlin (A)
    • MaterialAluminium-bronze
    • ShapeRound
    • Diameter18.1 mm
    • Thickness1.6 mm
    • Weight2.5 g
    • EdgeThe edge is reeded
    • ScriptsLatin

    Actual size

    5 pfennigs 18.1 mm 2 € 25.75 mm 1 € 23.25 mm

    Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 1.6 mm.

    Composition

    Copper91 % Aluminium9 %

    Reference catalogues

    N1911Numista KM91Krause (Standard Catalog of World Coins) J363Jaeger

    Same country, same period at the scale of real diameters

    1 pfennig1940 · 17 mm 1 pfennig1941 · 17 mm 1 pfennig1942 · 17 mm 1 pfennig1943 · 17 mm 1 pfennig1934 · 17.5 mm 1 pfennig1936 · 17.5 mm 1 pfennig1938 · 17.5 mm 1 pfennig1939 · 17.5 mm

    By the same engraver: Hans Herbert Schweitzer 13 coins

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