If the date is 1948 your coin:
(A) wouldn't be a 5 pf piece because that denomination wasn't issued in 1948 and
(B) wouldn't have the words Bundesrepublik Deutschland on it because West Germany wasn't formed until 1950. The first new German coins were issued by a consortium of the various states, and coins from 1948-49 thus read "Bank Deutscher Länder"; i.e. Bank of the German States.
Please check again and post a new question. Include the coin's mint mark, located at the top of the coin's front, above the "5" in the space between the two grain ears.
A pfennig coin made in Germany in 1969 typically has a collector's value rather than a significant face value as the Deutsche Mark ceased to be the currency in 2002. Depending on its condition and rarity, a 1969 pfennig coin could be worth a few cents to a few dollars to a collector.
Answer1 zinc pfennig $2 to $5 5 zinc pfennig $3 to $610 zinc pfennig $5 to $151 copper pfennig $4 to $82 copper pfennig $5 to $1550 aluminum pfennig $15 to $355 & 10 brass pfennig $252 & 5 silver reichsmark $5 to $10 above spot
Your coin would simply be called a 5-pfennig piece. Germany never used coins called "nickels". That's American and Canadian slang for those countries' 5-cent pieces. There's more information at the Related Question.
Unless it's uncirculated, this coin (10 pfennige, rather than a pfennig with a 10) is only worth face value, about 5 cents. It was a common circulation coin until the euro was adopted in 2002.
1 zinc pfennig $2 to $5 5 zinc pfennig $3 to $6 10 zinc pfennig $5 to $15 1 copper pfennig $4 to $8 2 copper pfennig $5 to $15 50 aluminum pfennig $15 to $35 5 & 10 brass pfennig $25 2 & 5 silver reichsmark $5 to $10 above spot
No. It was a 5 pfennig (not pfenning) coin, until the German currency was replaced by the Euro.
It's German, clearly, but you need to provide its denomination. Please post a new question with that info as well as the mint mark (A = Berlin). 1 zinc pfennig $2 to $5 5 zinc pfennig $3 to $6 10 zinc pfennig $5 to $15 1 copper pfennig $4 to $8 2 copper pfennig $5 to $15 50 aluminum pfennig $15 to $35 5 & 10 brass pfennig $25 2 & 5 silver reichsmark $5 to $10 above spot
1 zinc pfennig $2 to $5 5 zinc pfennig $3 to $6 10 zinc pfennig $5 to $15 1 copper pfennig $4 to $8 2 copper pfennig $5 to $15 50 aluminum pfennig $15 to $35 5 & 10 brass pfennig $25 2 & 5 silver reichsmark $5 to $10 above spot
Please check the coin's date and post a new question. The only coins that say "Bank Deutscher Länder" (Bank of the German States) were issued in 1948 and 1949, during the time immediately prior to the formation of the Federal Republic of Germany.
1 zinc pfennig $2 to $5 5 zinc pfennig $3 to $6 10 zinc pfennig $5 to $15 1 copper pfennig $4 to $8 2 copper pfennig $5 to $15 50 aluminum pfennig $15 to $35 5 & 10 brass pfennig $25 2 & 5 silver reichsmark $5 to $10 above spot
It is worth nothing. The Germans no long use the mark, but are on the Euro. When it was used a 50 pfennig was about 5 cents. One pfennig was a penny.
The 1876 10 pfennig coin from Germany is typically made of copper. It has a composition of 95% copper and 5% tin.