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, 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
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issue:
1942
- Geography
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manufacture:
Berlin (Germany)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Lana Barnett
- 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
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Issuer:
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 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: | 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:
- 2024-07-12 14:52:32
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