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<p>[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 825999, member: 6229"]<b><p style="text-align: center">Germany's Different Coins Part 1</p></b></p><p style="text-align: center"><b> </p> <p style="text-align: left"><br /></p><p></b><p style="text-align: left">This "trivia" does not deal with the coinage of the German States, but only with the different coins of Germany dating from the German Empire (aka 1st Reich 1871 - 1918) to the Modern Germany of today. This is the result of one of my "doodling" pastimes. I'm only going to introduce you to business strike (circulation) coins as compositions, designs, denominations, or some other aspect changed. All photos are courtesy of Don's World Coin Gallery unless noted.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p><p><b>GERMAN EMPIRE:</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b>1 Pfennig 1873 - 1916 Copper</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-1&desc=German%20Empire%20km1%201%20Pfennig%20(1873-1889)&query=German*%20km%201" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-1&desc=German%20Empire%20km1%201%20Pfennig%20(1873-1889)&query=German*%20km%201" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-1&desc=German Empire km1 1 Pfennig (1873-1889)&query=German* km 1</a></p><p> </p><p>In 1916 671,000 Copper Pfennig were struck by the Karlsruhe Mint (G mint mark) and another unknown mintage of aluminum composition were struck. All 1917 and 1918 Pfennig are aluminum:</p><p> </p><p><b>1 Pfennig 1917 - 1918 Aluminum</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-24&desc=German%20Empire%20km24%201%20Pfennig%20(1916-1918)&query=German*%20km%2024" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-24&desc=German%20Empire%20km24%201%20Pfennig%20(1916-1918)&query=German*%20km%2024" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-24&desc=German Empire km24 1 Pfennig (1916-1918)&query=German* km 24</a></p><p> </p><p><b>2 Pfennig 1871 - 1916 Copper</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-16&desc=German%20Empire%20km16%202%20Pfennig%20(1904-1916)&query=German*%20km%2016" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-16&desc=German%20Empire%20km16%202%20Pfennig%20(1904-1916)&query=German*%20km%2016" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-16&desc=German Empire km16 2 Pfennig (1904-1916)&query=German* km 16</a></p><p> </p><p>There were no other changes made to the German Empire 2 Pfennig,</p><p> </p><p><b>5 Pfennig 1890 - 1915 Copper-nickel</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-11&desc=German%20Empire%20km11%205%20Pfennig%20(1890-1915)&query=German*%20km%2011" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-11&desc=German%20Empire%20km11%205%20Pfennig%20(1890-1915)&query=German*%20km%2011" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-11&desc=German Empire km11 5 Pfennig (1890-1915)&query=German* km 11</a></p><p> </p><p>Part way through 1915 the German Empire changed the composition of the 5 Pfennig coins from copper-nickel to iron as follows:</p><p>Munich (D) 3,516,000 C-N & 2,021,000 Iron</p><p>Muldenhutten (E) 834,000 C-N & 4,670,000 Iron</p><p>Stuttgart (F) 1,894,000 C-N & 3,500,000 Iron</p><p>Karlsruhe (G) 894,000 C-N & 3,676,00 Iron</p><p>Hamburg (J) 1,669,000 C-N & 2,100,000 Iron</p><p> </p><p>Another change took place. The date on the Iron 5 Pfennig was moved from the right on the C-N coins to the bottom on the Iron coins.</p><p> </p><p><b>5 Pfennig 1915 - 1922 Iron</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-19&desc=German%20Empire%20km19%205%20Pfennig%20(1915-1922)%20iron&query=German*%20km%2019" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-19&desc=German%20Empire%20km19%205%20Pfennig%20(1915-1922)%20iron&query=German*%20km%2019" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-19&desc=German Empire km19 5 Pfennig (1915-1922) iron&query=German* km 19</a></p><p> </p><p>There many changes to the 10 Pfennig coins:</p><p> </p><p><b>10 Pfennig 1873 - 1889 Copper</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-4&desc=German%20Empire%20km4%2010%20Pfennig%20(1873-1889)&query=German*%20km%204" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-4&desc=German%20Empire%20km4%2010%20Pfennig%20(1873-1889)&query=German*%20km%204" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-4&desc=German Empire km4 10 Pfennig (1873-1889)&query=German* km 4</a></p><p> </p><p><b>10 Pfennig 1890 - 1916 Copper-nickel</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-12&desc=German%20Empire%20km12%2010%20Pfennig%20(1890-1916)%20copper-nickel&query=German*%20km%2012" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-12&desc=German%20Empire%20km12%2010%20Pfennig%20(1890-1916)%20copper-nickel&query=German*%20km%2012" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-12&desc=German Empire km12 10 Pfennig (1890-1916) copper-nickel&query=German* km 12</a></p><p> </p><p>Let me explain something important about these 10 Pfennig pieces:</p><p>In 1916 the Munich Mint (D) struck 1,128,000 C-N 10 Pfennig coins and 11,609,000 Iron 10 Pfennig coins. Iron coins were minted from 1916 through 1922. From 1917 through 1922 the 10 Pfennig coins were also struck in zinc by some mints.</p><p> </p><p><b>10 Pfennig 1916 - 1922 Iron</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b></b>Note date is now at bottom bottom:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img10/73-20&desc=German%20Empire%20km20%2010%20Pfennig%20(1915-1922)%20iron&query=German*%20km%2020" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img10/73-20&desc=German%20Empire%20km20%2010%20Pfennig%20(1915-1922)%20iron&query=German*%20km%2020" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img10/73-20&desc=German Empire km20 10 Pfennig (1915-1922) iron&query=German* km 20</a></p><p> </p><p>1917-A (Berlin) struck an unknown amount of both Iron and Zinc 10 Pfennig coins. Those Berlin strikes are the only known Zinc 10 Pfennig coins to bear a mint mark. All other Zinc 10 Pfennig pieces don't bear a mint mark:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-26&desc=German%20Empire%20km26%2010%20Pfennig%20(1916-1922)%20zinc&query=German*%20km%2026" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-26&desc=German%20Empire%20km26%2010%20Pfennig%20(1916-1922)%20zinc&query=German*%20km%2026" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-26&desc=German Empire km26 10 Pfennig (1916-1922) zinc&query=German* km 26</a></p><p> </p><p><b>20 Pfennig 1873 - 1877 Nickel</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img11/73-5&desc=German%20Empire%20km5%2020%20Pfennig%20(1873-1877)&query=German*%20km%205" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img11/73-5&desc=German%20Empire%20km5%2020%20Pfennig%20(1873-1877)&query=German*%20km%205" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img11/73-5&desc=German Empire km5 20 Pfennig (1873-1877)&query=German* km 5</a></p><p> </p><p><b>20 Pfennig 1887 - 1888 Copper-nickel</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/73-9&desc=German%20Empire%20km9%2020%20Pfennig%20(1887-1888)&query=German*%20km%209" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/73-9&desc=German%20Empire%20km9%2020%20Pfennig%20(1887-1888)&query=German*%20km%209" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/73-9&desc=German Empire km9 20 Pfennig (1887-1888)&query=German* km 9</a></p><p> </p><p><b>20 Pfennig 1890 - 1892 Copper-nickel (Eagle in Wreath)</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc7/73-13&desc=German%20Empire%20km13%2020%20Pfennig%20(1890-1892)&src=Donn%20Testa&query=German%20Empire%20pfennig" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc7/73-13&desc=German%20Empire%20km13%2020%20Pfennig%20(1890-1892)&src=Donn%20Testa&query=German%20Empire%20pfennig" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc7/73-13&desc=German Empire km13 20 Pfennig (1890-1892)&src=Donn Testa&query=German Empire pfennig</a></p><p><b>25 Pfennig 1909 - 1912 Nickel</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/73-18&desc=German%20Empire%20km18%2025%20Pfennig%20(1909-1912)&query=German*%20km%2018" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/73-18&desc=German%20Empire%20km18%2025%20Pfennig%20(1909-1912)&query=German*%20km%2018" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/73-18&desc=German Empire km18 25 Pfennig (1909-1912)&query=German* km 18</a></p><p> </p><p><b>50 Pfennig 1875 - 1877 (Beaded Edge) Silver</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img11/73-6&desc=German%20Empire%20km6%2050%20Pfennig%20(1875-1877)&query=German*%20km%206" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img11/73-6&desc=German%20Empire%20km6%2050%20Pfennig%20(1875-1877)&query=German*%20km%206" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img11/73-6&desc=German Empire km6 50 Pfennig (1875-1877)&query=German* km 6</a></p><p> </p><p><b>50 Pfennig 1877 & 1878 (Eagle & Denomination in Wreath) Silver</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc1/73-8&desc=German%20Empire%20km8%2050%20Pfennig%20(1877-1878)&query=German*%20km%208" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc1/73-8&desc=German%20Empire%20km8%2050%20Pfennig%20(1877-1878)&query=German*%20km%208" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc1/73-8&desc=German Empire km8 50 Pfennig (1877-1878)&query=German* km 8</a></p><p> </p><p><b>1/2 Mark Silver</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-17&desc=German%20Empire%20km17%201/2%20Mark%20(1905-1919)&query=German*%20km%2017" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-17&desc=German%20Empire%20km17%201/2%20Mark%20(1905-1919)&query=German*%20km%2017" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-17&desc=German Empire km17 1/2 Mark (1905-1919)&query=German* km 17</a></p><p> </p><p><b>1 Mark 1873 - 1877 (Small Eagle) Silver</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-7&desc=German%20Empire%20km7%201%20Mark%20(1873-1887)&query=German*%20km%207" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-7&desc=German%20Empire%20km7%201%20Mark%20(1873-1887)&query=German*%20km%207" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-7&desc=German Empire km7 1 Mark (1873-1887)&query=German* km 7</a></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>1 Mark 1891 - 1916 (Large Eagle) Silver</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-14&desc=German%20Empire%20km14%201%20Mark%20(1891-1916)&query=German*%20km%2014" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-14&desc=German%20Empire%20km14%201%20Mark%20(1891-1916)&query=German*%20km%2014" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-14&desc=German Empire km14 1 Mark (1891-1916)&query=German* km 14</a></p><p> </p><p><b>WEIMAR REPUBLIC 2nd Reich 1919 - 1938</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b></b>At the end of WWI the Weimar Republic of Germany came into being and efforts to stave off inevitable inflation gave rise to new coin denominations by adding prefixes to the earlier denominations. i.e. adding Renten and Reichs to Pfennig and Mark</p><p> </p><p><b>1 Rentenpfennig 1923 - 1929 Bronze</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-30&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km30%201%20Rentenpfennig%20(1923-1924)&query=Weimar%20km%2030" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-30&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km30%201%20Rentenpfennig%20(1923-1924)&query=Weimar%20km%2030" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-30&desc=Weimar Republic km30 1 Rentenpfennig (1923-1924)&query=Weimar km 30</a></p><p> </p><p><b>1 Reichspfennig 1924 - 1938 Bronze</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-37&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km37%201%20Reichspfennig%20(1924-1936)&query=Weimar%20km%2037" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-37&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km37%201%20Reichspfennig%20(1924-1936)&query=Weimar%20km%2037" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-37&desc=Weimar Republic km37 1 Reichspfennig (1924-1936)&query=Weimar km 37</a></p><p><b>2 Rentenphennig 1923 - 1929 Bronze</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-31&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km31%202%20Rentenpfennig%20(1923-1924)&query=Weimar%20km%2031" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-31&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km31%202%20Rentenpfennig%20(1923-1924)&query=Weimar%20km%2031" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-31&desc=Weimar Republic km31 2 Rentenpfennig (1923-1924)&query=Weimar km 31</a></p><p> </p><p><b>2 Reichspfennig 1923 - 1938 Bronze</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img11/73-38&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km38%202%20Reichspfennig%20(1923-1936)&query=Weimar%20km%2038" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img11/73-38&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km38%202%20Reichspfennig%20(1923-1936)&query=Weimar%20km%2038" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img11/73-38&desc=Weimar Republic km38 2 Reichspfennig (1923-1936)&query=Weimar km 38</a></p><p> </p><p><b>5 Rentenphennig 1923 - 1929 Aluminum-bronze</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-32&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km32%205%20Rentenpfennig%20(1923-1925)&query=Weimar%20km%2032" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-32&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km32%205%20Rentenpfennig%20(1923-1925)&query=Weimar%20km%2032" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-32&desc=Weimar Republic km32 5 Rentenpfennig (1923-1925)&query=Weimar km 32</a></p><p> </p><p><b>5 Reichspfennig 1924 - 1938 Aluminum-bronze</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-39&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km39%205%20Reichspfennig%20(1924-1936)&query=Weimar%20km%2039" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-39&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km39%205%20Reichspfennig%20(1924-1936)&query=Weimar%20km%2039" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-39&desc=Weimar Republic km39 5 Reichspfennig (1924-1936)&query=Weimar km 39</a></p><p> </p><p><b>10 Rentenpfennig 1923 - 1929 Aluminum-bronze</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-33&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km33%2010%20Rentenpfennig%20(1923-1925)&query=Weimar%20km%2033" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-33&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km33%2010%20Rentenpfennig%20(1923-1925)&query=Weimar%20km%2033" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-33&desc=Weimar Republic km33 10 Rentenpfennig (1923-1925)&query=Weimar km 33</a></p><p> </p><p><b>10 Reichspfennig 1924 - 1938 Aluminum-bronze</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-40&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km40%2010%20Reichspfennig%20(1924-1936)&query=Weimar%20km%2040" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-40&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km40%2010%20Reichspfennig%20(1924-1936)&query=Weimar%20km%2040" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-40&desc=Weimar Republic km40 10 Reichspfennig (1924-1936)&query=Weimar km 40</a></p><p> </p><p><b>50 Pfennig 1919 - 1922 Aluminum</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-27&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km27%2050%20Pfennig%20(1919-1922)&query=Weimar%20km%2027" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-27&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km27%2050%20Pfennig%20(1919-1922)&query=Weimar%20km%2027" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-27&desc=Weimar Republic km27 50 Pfennig (1919-1922)&query=Weimar km 27</a></p><p> </p><p><b>50 Rentenpfennig 1923 - 1926 Aluminum-bronze</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img10/73-34&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km34%2050%20Rentenpfennig%20(1923-1924)&query=Weimar%20km%2034" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img10/73-34&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km34%2050%20Rentenpfennig%20(1923-1924)&query=Weimar%20km%2034" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img10/73-34&desc=Weimar Republic km34 50 Rentenpfennig (1923-1924)&query=Weimar km 34</a></p><p> </p><p><b>50 Reichspfennig 1927 - 1938 Nickel</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-49&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km49%2050%20Reichspfennig%20(1927-1938)&query=Weimar%20km%2049" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-49&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km49%2050%20Reichspfennig%20(1927-1938)&query=Weimar%20km%2049" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-49&desc=Weimar Republic km49 50 Reichspfennig (1927-1938)&query=Weimar km 49</a></p><p> </p><p><b>1 Mark 1924 - 1925 Silver</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/73-42&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km42%201%20Mark%20(1924-1925)&query=Weimar%20km%2042" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/73-42&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km42%201%20Mark%20(1924-1925)&query=Weimar%20km%2042" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/73-42&desc=Weimar Republic km42 1 Mark (1924-1925)&query=Weimar km 42</a></p><p> </p><p><b>1 Reichsmark 1924 - 1927</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img10/73-44&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km44%201%20Reichsmark%20(1925-1927)&query=Weimar%20km%2044" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img10/73-44&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km44%201%20Reichsmark%20(1925-1927)&query=Weimar%20km%2044" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img10/73-44&desc=Weimar Republic km44 1 Reichsmark (1925-1927)&query=Weimar km 44</a></p><p> </p><p><b>3 Mark 1922 Aluminum</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_zb.php?image=nmc8/73-28&desc=German%20Weimar%20Republic%20km28%203%20Mark%20(1922)%20reeded%20edge&query=Weimar" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_zb.php?image=nmc8/73-28&desc=German%20Weimar%20Republic%20km28%203%20Mark%20(1922)%20reeded%20edge&query=Weimar" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_zb.php?image=nmc8/73-28&desc=German Weimar Republic km28 3 Mark (1922) reeded edge&query=Weimar</a></p><p> </p><p><b>3 Mark 1922 & 1923 Aluminum</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-29&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km29%203%20Mark%20(1922,1923)%20Anniv.%20Weimar%20Constitution&query=Weimar%20constitution" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-29&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km29%203%20Mark%20(1922,1923)%20Anniv.%20Weimar%20Constitution&query=Weimar%20constitution" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-29&desc=Weimar Republic km29 3 Mark (1922,1923) Anniv. Weimar Constitution&query=Weimar constitution</a></p><p> </p><p><b>3 Mark 1924 (denomination above date / Large Eagle no Wreath) Silver</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b></b>In 1925 this coin was only struck at the Munich Mint (D)</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc3/73-43&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km43%203%20Mark%20(1924-1925)&query=Weimar%20km%2043" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc3/73-43&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km43%203%20Mark%20(1924-1925)&query=Weimar%20km%2043" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc3/73-43&desc=Weimar Republic km43 3 Mark (1924-1925)&query=Weimar km 43</a></p><p> </p><p><b>1925 3 Reichsmark Silver</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b></b>Struck at all mints including Munich.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/73-46&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km46%203%20Reichsmark%20(1925)&query=Weimar%20km%2046" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/73-46&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km46%203%20Reichsmark%20(1925)&query=Weimar%20km%2046" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/73-46&desc=Weimar Republic km46 3 Reichsmark (1925)&query=Weimar km 46</a></p><p> </p><p><b>3 Reichsmark 1931 - 1933 Silver</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc7/73-74&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km74%203%20Reichsmark%20(1931-1933)&src=Augusto%20Jardenil&query=Weimar%20reichsmark" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc7/73-74&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km74%203%20Reichsmark%20(1931-1933)&src=Augusto%20Jardenil&query=Weimar%20reichsmark" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc7/73-74&desc=Weimar Republic km74 3 Reichsmark (1931-1933)&src=Augusto Jardenil&query=Weimar reichsmark</a></p><p> </p><p>There were no other business strike Drei (3) Mark coins minted. Some commemoratives were made for collectors. As a bonus to you for reading this far here's one of those commemoratives:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc5/73-67&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km67%203%20Reichsmark%20(1930)%20Graf%20Zeppelin%20Flight&src=Daniel%20B.&query=Weimar%20zeppelin" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc5/73-67&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km67%203%20Reichsmark%20(1930)%20Graf%20Zeppelin%20Flight&src=Daniel%20B.&query=Weimar%20zeppelin" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc5/73-67&desc=Weimar Republic km67 3 Reichsmark (1930) Graf Zeppelin Flight&src=Daniel B.&query=Weimar zeppelin</a></p><p> </p><p>Circulation 5 Reichsmark coins were produced by all Germany mints from 1927 through 1933.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/73-56&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km56%205%20Reichsmark%20(1927-1933)&query=Weimar%20km%2056" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/73-56&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km56%205%20Reichsmark%20(1927-1933)&query=Weimar%20km%2056" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/73-56&desc=Weimar Republic km56 5 Reichsmark (1927-1933)&query=Weimar km 56</a></p><p> </p><p>That's the end of "German Coin Changes Part 1." Go to Part 2.</p><p>Clinker</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 825999, member: 6229"][B][CENTER]Germany's Different Coins Part 1 [/CENTER] [LEFT] [/LEFT] [/B][LEFT]This "trivia" does not deal with the coinage of the German States, but only with the different coins of Germany dating from the German Empire (aka 1st Reich 1871 - 1918) to the Modern Germany of today. This is the result of one of my "doodling" pastimes. I'm only going to introduce you to business strike (circulation) coins as compositions, designs, denominations, or some other aspect changed. All photos are courtesy of Don's World Coin Gallery unless noted.[/LEFT] [CENTER] [/CENTER] [B]GERMAN EMPIRE: 1 Pfennig 1873 - 1916 Copper [/B][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-1&desc=German%20Empire%20km1%201%20Pfennig%20(1873-1889)&query=German*%20km%201[/URL] In 1916 671,000 Copper Pfennig were struck by the Karlsruhe Mint (G mint mark) and another unknown mintage of aluminum composition were struck. All 1917 and 1918 Pfennig are aluminum: [B]1 Pfennig 1917 - 1918 Aluminum [/B][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-24&desc=German%20Empire%20km24%201%20Pfennig%20(1916-1918)&query=German*%20km%2024[/URL] [B]2 Pfennig 1871 - 1916 Copper [/B][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-16&desc=German%20Empire%20km16%202%20Pfennig%20(1904-1916)&query=German*%20km%2016[/URL] There were no other changes made to the German Empire 2 Pfennig, [B]5 Pfennig 1890 - 1915 Copper-nickel [/B][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-11&desc=German%20Empire%20km11%205%20Pfennig%20(1890-1915)&query=German*%20km%2011[/URL] Part way through 1915 the German Empire changed the composition of the 5 Pfennig coins from copper-nickel to iron as follows: Munich (D) 3,516,000 C-N & 2,021,000 Iron Muldenhutten (E) 834,000 C-N & 4,670,000 Iron Stuttgart (F) 1,894,000 C-N & 3,500,000 Iron Karlsruhe (G) 894,000 C-N & 3,676,00 Iron Hamburg (J) 1,669,000 C-N & 2,100,000 Iron Another change took place. The date on the Iron 5 Pfennig was moved from the right on the C-N coins to the bottom on the Iron coins. [B]5 Pfennig 1915 - 1922 Iron [/B][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-19&desc=German%20Empire%20km19%205%20Pfennig%20(1915-1922)%20iron&query=German*%20km%2019[/URL] There many changes to the 10 Pfennig coins: [B]10 Pfennig 1873 - 1889 Copper [/B][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-4&desc=German%20Empire%20km4%2010%20Pfennig%20(1873-1889)&query=German*%20km%204[/URL] [B]10 Pfennig 1890 - 1916 Copper-nickel [/B][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-12&desc=German%20Empire%20km12%2010%20Pfennig%20(1890-1916)%20copper-nickel&query=German*%20km%2012[/URL] Let me explain something important about these 10 Pfennig pieces: In 1916 the Munich Mint (D) struck 1,128,000 C-N 10 Pfennig coins and 11,609,000 Iron 10 Pfennig coins. Iron coins were minted from 1916 through 1922. From 1917 through 1922 the 10 Pfennig coins were also struck in zinc by some mints. [B]10 Pfennig 1916 - 1922 Iron [/B]Note date is now at bottom bottom: [URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img10/73-20&desc=German%20Empire%20km20%2010%20Pfennig%20(1915-1922)%20iron&query=German*%20km%2020[/URL] 1917-A (Berlin) struck an unknown amount of both Iron and Zinc 10 Pfennig coins. Those Berlin strikes are the only known Zinc 10 Pfennig coins to bear a mint mark. All other Zinc 10 Pfennig pieces don't bear a mint mark: [URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-26&desc=German%20Empire%20km26%2010%20Pfennig%20(1916-1922)%20zinc&query=German*%20km%2026[/URL] [B]20 Pfennig 1873 - 1877 Nickel [/B][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img11/73-5&desc=German%20Empire%20km5%2020%20Pfennig%20(1873-1877)&query=German*%20km%205[/URL] [B]20 Pfennig 1887 - 1888 Copper-nickel [/B][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/73-9&desc=German%20Empire%20km9%2020%20Pfennig%20(1887-1888)&query=German*%20km%209[/URL] [B]20 Pfennig 1890 - 1892 Copper-nickel (Eagle in Wreath) [/B][url]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc7/73-13&desc=German%20Empire%20km13%2020%20Pfennig%20(1890-1892)&src=Donn%20Testa&query=German%20Empire%20pfennig[/url] [B]25 Pfennig 1909 - 1912 Nickel [/B][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/73-18&desc=German%20Empire%20km18%2025%20Pfennig%20(1909-1912)&query=German*%20km%2018[/URL] [B]50 Pfennig 1875 - 1877 (Beaded Edge) Silver [/B][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img11/73-6&desc=German%20Empire%20km6%2050%20Pfennig%20(1875-1877)&query=German*%20km%206[/URL] [B]50 Pfennig 1877 & 1878 (Eagle & Denomination in Wreath) Silver [/B][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc1/73-8&desc=German%20Empire%20km8%2050%20Pfennig%20(1877-1878)&query=German*%20km%208[/URL] [B]1/2 Mark Silver [/B][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-17&desc=German%20Empire%20km17%201/2%20Mark%20(1905-1919)&query=German*%20km%2017[/URL] [B]1 Mark 1873 - 1877 (Small Eagle) Silver [/B][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-7&desc=German%20Empire%20km7%201%20Mark%20(1873-1887)&query=German*%20km%207[/URL] [B]1 Mark 1891 - 1916 (Large Eagle) Silver [/B][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-14&desc=German%20Empire%20km14%201%20Mark%20(1891-1916)&query=German*%20km%2014[/URL] [B]WEIMAR REPUBLIC 2nd Reich 1919 - 1938 [/B]At the end of WWI the Weimar Republic of Germany came into being and efforts to stave off inevitable inflation gave rise to new coin denominations by adding prefixes to the earlier denominations. i.e. adding Renten and Reichs to Pfennig and Mark [B]1 Rentenpfennig 1923 - 1929 Bronze [/B][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-30&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km30%201%20Rentenpfennig%20(1923-1924)&query=Weimar%20km%2030[/URL] [B]1 Reichspfennig 1924 - 1938 Bronze [/B][url]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-37&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km37%201%20Reichspfennig%20(1924-1936)&query=Weimar%20km%2037[/url] [B]2 Rentenphennig 1923 - 1929 Bronze [/B][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-31&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km31%202%20Rentenpfennig%20(1923-1924)&query=Weimar%20km%2031[/URL] [B]2 Reichspfennig 1923 - 1938 Bronze [/B][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img11/73-38&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km38%202%20Reichspfennig%20(1923-1936)&query=Weimar%20km%2038[/URL] [B]5 Rentenphennig 1923 - 1929 Aluminum-bronze [/B][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-32&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km32%205%20Rentenpfennig%20(1923-1925)&query=Weimar%20km%2032[/URL] [B]5 Reichspfennig 1924 - 1938 Aluminum-bronze [/B][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-39&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km39%205%20Reichspfennig%20(1924-1936)&query=Weimar%20km%2039[/URL] [B]10 Rentenpfennig 1923 - 1929 Aluminum-bronze [/B][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-33&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km33%2010%20Rentenpfennig%20(1923-1925)&query=Weimar%20km%2033[/URL] [B]10 Reichspfennig 1924 - 1938 Aluminum-bronze [/B][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-40&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km40%2010%20Reichspfennig%20(1924-1936)&query=Weimar%20km%2040[/URL] [B]50 Pfennig 1919 - 1922 Aluminum [/B][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-27&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km27%2050%20Pfennig%20(1919-1922)&query=Weimar%20km%2027[/URL] [B]50 Rentenpfennig 1923 - 1926 Aluminum-bronze [/B][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img10/73-34&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km34%2050%20Rentenpfennig%20(1923-1924)&query=Weimar%20km%2034[/URL] [B]50 Reichspfennig 1927 - 1938 Nickel [/B][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-49&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km49%2050%20Reichspfennig%20(1927-1938)&query=Weimar%20km%2049[/URL] [B]1 Mark 1924 - 1925 Silver [/B][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/73-42&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km42%201%20Mark%20(1924-1925)&query=Weimar%20km%2042[/URL] [B]1 Reichsmark 1924 - 1927 [/B][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img10/73-44&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km44%201%20Reichsmark%20(1925-1927)&query=Weimar%20km%2044[/URL] [B]3 Mark 1922 Aluminum [/B][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_zb.php?image=nmc8/73-28&desc=German%20Weimar%20Republic%20km28%203%20Mark%20(1922)%20reeded%20edge&query=Weimar[/URL] [B]3 Mark 1922 & 1923 Aluminum [/B][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-29&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km29%203%20Mark%20(1922,1923)%20Anniv.%20Weimar%20Constitution&query=Weimar%20constitution[/URL] [B]3 Mark 1924 (denomination above date / Large Eagle no Wreath) Silver [/B]In 1925 this coin was only struck at the Munich Mint (D) [URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc3/73-43&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km43%203%20Mark%20(1924-1925)&query=Weimar%20km%2043[/URL] [B]1925 3 Reichsmark Silver [/B]Struck at all mints including Munich. [URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/73-46&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km46%203%20Reichsmark%20(1925)&query=Weimar%20km%2046[/URL] [B]3 Reichsmark 1931 - 1933 Silver [/B][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc7/73-74&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km74%203%20Reichsmark%20(1931-1933)&src=Augusto%20Jardenil&query=Weimar%20reichsmark[/URL] There were no other business strike Drei (3) Mark coins minted. Some commemoratives were made for collectors. As a bonus to you for reading this far here's one of those commemoratives: [URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc5/73-67&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km67%203%20Reichsmark%20(1930)%20Graf%20Zeppelin%20Flight&src=Daniel%20B.&query=Weimar%20zeppelin[/URL] Circulation 5 Reichsmark coins were produced by all Germany mints from 1927 through 1933. [URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/73-56&desc=Weimar%20Republic%20km56%205%20Reichsmark%20(1927-1933)&query=Weimar%20km%2056[/URL] That's the end of "German Coin Changes Part 1." Go to Part 2. Clinker [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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