Imperial Germany, 5 pfennig coin with the coat of arms of Wilhem II

Object | Accession Number: 1998.62.41

Overview

Brief Narrative: German 5 pfennig coin produced in Hamburg, Germany, with the Imperial eagle and coat of arms of Wilhem II.
Date: issue: 1914
Geography: manufacture: Hamburg (Germany)
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Jerry Jacobs
Markings: Frnt, left and right of talon : J / J
back, center, embossed : 5
back, around rim, embossed : DEUTSCHES REICH 1914 PFENNIG

Language: German
Classification: Exchange Media
Category: Money
Object Type: Coins, German (lcsh)
Physical Description: Tarnished silver colored metal coin. The front is embossed with an Imperial Eagle with a crown and coat of arms on the chest; to the left and right of the talons is the mint mark, J, for Hamburg, Germany. The back is embossed with a large numeral 5 in the center and German text around the rim.
Dimensions: overall: | Diameter: 0.675 inches (1.715 cm)
Materials: overall : metal

Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The coin was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1998 by Jerry Jacobs.
Funding Note: The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.