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 1 pfennig coin made in 1980 is a currency of the former German Democratic Republic (East Germany). It was part of the East German currency system, known as the Mark der DDR. The pfennig was a subunit of the Mark, with 100 pfennig equaling one Mark. After German reunification in 1990, the pfennig was phased out and replaced by the Deutsche Mark.
The 1876 10 pfennig coin from Germany is typically made of copper. It has a composition of 95% copper and 5% tin.
No. It was a 5 pfennig (not pfenning) coin, until the German currency was replaced by the Euro.
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.
Ancient High Germanic The more recent German is Pfennig...it's basically a "penny"
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.
That is the mintmark of the Munich mint on this German 50 pfennig.
There is a website called Numista that has coin pictures. Also on eBay and so on ...
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.