It's made of copper-plated steel.
Neither "the" 1950 German pfennig nor any other mark- or pfennig-denominated coin is still in circulation in Germany. Remember that Germany switched to euros in 2002.
One pfennig was to the German mark the way one cent is to the dollar. It's a common coin, worth maybe 10 cents.
The 1979 German 2 Pfennig is worth about 2 dollars depending on its condition. Some of these coins can be more valuable including the 5 Pfennig coin.
No. It was a 5 pfennig (not pfenning) coin, until the German currency was replaced by the Euro.
The Pfennig is an old German coin dating back to the 9th Century. The Pfennig and the Penny are not directly related other than for the similarity of the names. It is thought that word Penny may be derived from Pfennig because of the meaning of "Pfanne" in German which is a pan-like, and the coin has embossing rather than being a flat metal disc.
There is a website called Numista that has coin pictures. Also on eBay and so on ...
That is the mintmark of the Munich mint on this German 50 pfennig.
The pfenning is old German currency, equivalent to the German Mark what the peeny ws to the dollar or the pence to the English Pound. Since the introduction of the Euro Germany no longer uses the pfennig.
The 10 pfennig coin was first issued by the German Empire on 1873.
A phennig is an old German coin that started in the 9th century and ended in 2002 when the euro was introduced.
This was a common circulation coin in Germany up till the changeover to euros in 2002. At that time it was worth about a US nickel.
The value of a 1924 German penny varies greatly depending upon the condition of the coin and where the coin was made. The values vary between $6.75-$81.00.