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Nazi Germany, 10 reichspfennig coin

Object | Accession Number: 2003.33.1
2003.33.1 back Nazi Germany, 10 reichspfennig coin Click to enlarge 2003.33.1 front Nazi Germany, 10 reichspfennig coin Click to enlarge

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, ending 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
issue:  1942
Geography
manufacture: Berlin (Germany)
Language
German
Classification
Exchange Media
Category
Money
Object Type
Coins, German (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Lana Barnett
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About This Object

Physical Description
Circular zinc (est.) coin, blackened with corrosion, with a plain edge and raised rim. It is embossed on the front with the Nazi symbol of a right facing eagle holding an enwreathed swastika, and the year. Embossed on the back is the denomination 10 with the mint mark A below, flanked by oak leaves, with German text around the top inner rim.
Dimensions
overall : 0.875 diam. in. (2.223 diam. cm.)
Materials
overall : zinc
Markings
obverse, mint mark : A [indicates Berlin Mint]
obverse, center, engraved : 10
obverse, around rim, engraved : Reichspfennig
reverse, around rim, engraved : Deutsches Reich · 1942 ·
Contributor
Issuer: Deutsche Rentenbank

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The Reichspfennig coin was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2008 by Eugene Silver.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2019-02-11 06:57:41
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