ObverseThe Eagle and the Swastika
DEUTSCHES REICH 1940
- Design
- The eagle with outspread wings above a swastika within an oak wreath.
- Legend
- DEUTSCHES REICH (German Reich).
- Date
- 1940.
Germany · 1940 · 50 pfennigsAluminium 50 Reichspfennig with the swastika (1939-1944)
This aluminium 50 Reichspfennig coin was struck under the Third Reich, during the Second World War. Issued from 11 December 1939, it replaced the nickel coin, a metal reserved for armaments. The obverse shows the eagle of the Nazi regime above the swastika, with DEUTSCHES REICH and the date, the reverse, the value and the mint letter between two oak branches. The type was struck from 1939 to 1944, including at Vienna (B) after the annexation of Austria. The 1940 date has 7,335,048 pieces in Hamburg.
Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 1.6 mm.
1 pfennig1940 · 17 mm
1 pfennig1941 · 17 mm
1 pfennig1942 · 17 mm
1 pfennig1943 · 17 mm
1 pfennig1936 · 17.5 mm
1 pfennig1938 · 17.5 mm
1 pfennig1939 · 17.5 mm
1 pfennig1940 · 17.5 mm
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