Overview
- Brief Narrative
- 10 reichspfennig [empire penny] coin, with 100 reichspfennig equalling 1 reichsmark, issued for use by the government of the Third Reich, Nazi Germany. From 1940-May 1945, when Germany surrendered and ended World War II in Europe, the coin was struck in zInc as a cost saving measure for the war, in all seven of the Reich mints.
- Date
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issue:
1940
- Geography
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manufacture:
Berlin (Germany)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Eugene Silver
- Markings
- obverse, mint mark : A [indicates Berlin Mint]
obverse, center, engraved : 10
obverse, around rim, engraved : Reichspfennig
reverse, around rim, engraved : Deutsches Reich · 1940 · - Contributor
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Distributor:
Deutsche Rentenbank
Physical Details
- Language
- German
- Classification
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Exchange Media
- Category
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Money
- Object Type
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Coins, German (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Circular, silver colored zinc coin, with black corrosion, with a plain edge, embossed on the front with the Nazi symbol of an eagle facing right, holding an enwreathed swastika, and the year. Embossed on the back is the denomination 10 in the center with a mint mark A below, between a pair of oak leaves, with German text circling near the rim at the top.
- Dimensions
- overall: | Diameter: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm)
- Materials
- overall : zinc
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The Reichspfennig coin was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2008 by Eugene Silver.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-31 10:59:51
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn36191
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Object
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Object
5 reichspfennig [empire penny] coin, with 100 reichspfennig equalling 1 reichsmark, issued for use by the government of the Third Reich, Nazi Germany. From 1940-May 1945, when Germany surrendered and ended World War II in Europe, the coin was struck in zInc as a cost saving measure for the war, in all seven of the Reich mints.
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Object
5 reichspfennig [empire penny] coin, with 100 reichspfennig equalling 1 reichsmark, issued for use by the government of the Third Reich, Nazi Germany. From 1940-May 1945, when Germany surrendered and ended World War II in Europe, the coin was struck in zInc as a cost saving measure for the war, in all seven of the Reich mints.
Nazi Germany, 10 reichspfennig coin
Object
10 reichspfennig [empire penny] coin, with 100 reichspfennig equalling 1 reichsmark, issued for use by the government of the Third Reich, Nazi Germany. From 1940-May 1945, when Germany surrendered and ended World War II in Europe, the coin was struck in zInc as a cost saving measure for the war, in all seven of the Reich mints.
Nazi Germany, 10 reichspfennig coin
Object
10 reichspfennig [empire penny] coin, with 100 reichspfennig equalling 1 reichsmark, issued for use by the government of the Third Reich, Nazi Germany. From 1940-May 1945, when Germany surrendered and ended World War II in Europe, the coin was struck in zInc as a cost saving measure for the war, in all seven of the Reich mints.
Nazi Germany, 10 reichspfennig coin
Object
10 reichspfennig [empire penny] coin, with 100 reichspfennig equalling 1 reichsmark, issued for use by the government of the Third Reich, Nazi Germany. From 1940-May 1945, when Germany surrendered and ended World War II in Europe, the coin was struck in zInc as a cost saving measure for the war, in all seven of the Reich mints.
Nazi Germany, 10 reichspfennig coin
Object
10 reichspfennig [empire penny] coin, with 100 reichspfennig equalling 1 reichsmark, issued for use by the government of the Third Reich, Nazi Germany. From 1940-May 1945, when Germany surrendered and ended World War II in Europe, the coin was struck in zInc as a cost saving measure for the war, in all seven of the Reich mints.
Eugene Silver papers
Document
Consists of Nazi-related material from the collection of Eugene Silver. Includes cigarette cards, pre-war paper currency, photographs of SS training and of the German landscape and decor, photographs of a Nazi ceremony seemingly taken at FAG Kugelfischer (a fuel injection parts plant), an advertisement for a hotel in Coburg, and an ad to sell blank Nazi diaries/day planners for 1940.
