50 Reichspfennig

Features

Issuer	Germany (1871-1948)
Period	Third Reich (1933-1945)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1939-1944
Value	50 Pfennigs (0.50 RM)
Currency	Reichsmark (1924-1948)
Composition	Aluminium
Weight	1.3 g
Diameter	22.7 mm
Thickness	1.55 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Issued	11 December 1939
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 1928
References	KM# 96 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , AKS# 43 Paul Arnold, Harald Küthmann, Dirk Steinhilber; 2022. Großer deutscher Münzkatalog: von 1800 bis heute = Great German Coin Catalog (37^th Edition). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany. , J# 372 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Die deutschen Münzen seit 1871. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes). , Schön# 95 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Obverse

An eagle on top of a swastika

Script: Latin

Lettering:
Deutsches Reich
1944

Translation:
German Reich
1944

Reverse

The face value and two oak leaves and the mintmark below between the leaves

Script: Latin

Lettering:
Reichspfennig
50
F

Edge

Reeded

Mints

A	Berlin, Germany (1280-date)
B	Austrian Mint (Münze Österreich), Vienna, Austria (1194-date)
D	Munich, Germany (1158-date)
E	Muldenhütten, Germany (1887-1953)
F	State Mint of Stuttgart / State Mints of Baden-Württemberg (Staatliche Münze Stuttgart / Staatliche Münze Baden-Württemberg), Germany (1374-date)
G	State Mint of Karlsruhe / State Mints of Baden-Württemberg (Staatliche Münze Karlsruhe / Staatliche Münze Baden-Württemberg), Germany (1827-date)
J	Hamburg Mint (Hamburgische Münze), Germany (801-date)

Comments

B mintmarks during the Nazi period indicated Vienna (Wien) following the Anschluß, not Hannover.

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
1939 A	5 000 000		$ 1.40	$ 1.60	$ 2.00	$ 2.30			12%
1939 B	5 482 000			$ 2.30	$ 2.40	$ 6.40			6%
1939 D	600 000			$ 4.20	$ 4.20				3%
1939 E	2 000 000			$ 1.20	$ 1.70	$ 13			5%
1939 F	3 600 000			$ 1.20	$ 4.00	$ 4.00	$ 4.00		5%
1939 G	560 000			$ 8.90	$ 8.90				3%
1939 J	1 000 000			$ 4.50	$ 6.00	$ 9.90			6%
1940 A	56 127 946	$ 1.10	$ 1.10	$ 1.10	$ 2.20	$ 2.90	$ 6.30		32%
1940 B	10 016 086			$ 0.78	$ 3.40	$ 4.50			10%
1940 D	13 800 000			$ 2.20	$ 2.90	$ 4.40	$ 6.80		11%
1940 E	5 617 600			$ 2.00	$ 2.90				3%
1940 F	6 662 635			$ 1.90	$ 2.50	$ 2.50			7%
1940 G	5 615 611			$ 5.40	$ 5.40	$ 6.00			6%
1940 J	7 335 048			$ 1.80	$ 2.60				3%
1941 A	31 262 834		$ 0.59	$ 1.90	$ 2.20	$ 2.90	$ 6.80		24%
1941 B	4 291 130			$ 2.60	$ 2.60	$ 5.40			5%
1941 D	7 200 000			$ 2.10	$ 3.30	$ 3.30			8%
1941 E	3 805 720			$ 4.90	$ 4.90	$ 4.90			4%
1941 F	5 127 810			$ 2.60	$ 2.60	$ 16			6%
1941 G	3 090 835			$ 1.10	$ 2.80	$ 6.40			4%
1941 J	4 165 305			$ 1.20	$ 3.20	$ 12			5%
1942 A	11 579 960		$ 1.40	$ 1.70	$ 1.70	$ 1.70	$ 1.70		14%
1942 B	2 875 500				$ 3.20	$ 3.20			3%
1942 D	2 247 430			$ 2.30	$ 4.20	$ 4.20	$ 5.50		4%
1942 E	3 810 480				$ 5.50	$ 5.50			4%
1942 F	5 132 756			$ 3.20	$ 3.40	$ 3.40			6%
1942 G	1 400 000				$ 2.20	$ 3.70			2%
1943 A	29 325 023		$ 0.62	$ 0.62	$ 2.30	$ 4.40	$ 11	$ 29	20%
1943 B	8 228 892			$ 0.23	$ 2.30	$ 4.70			10%
1943 D	5 314 600			$ 2.90	$ 4.10	$ 5.80			8%
1943 G	2 891 530			$ 6.80	$ 7.10				4%
1943 J	4 166 252			$ 0.12	$ 1.40	$ 7.00			5%
1944 B	5 622 400				$ 2.30	$ 6.20			3%
1944 D	4 885 500								2.0%
1944 F	3 738 586			$ 1.80	$ 3.90	$ 3.90			5%
1944 G	1 190 000								0.8%

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	Katz Auction 119 Lot 969	30 Mar 2024	Undetermined	UNC	USD 19.72 (EUR 17.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 90 Lot 454	18 Jul 2023	Undetermined	UNC	USD 27.84 (EUR 24.00) (+ buyer's premium) The lot includes several items.
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	Katz Auction 196 Lot 1168	29 May 2026	Undetermined	AU	USD 5.80 (EUR 5.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 69 Lot 1560	29 Oct 2022	Undetermined	AU	USD 88.15 (EUR 76.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 196 Lot 1167	29 May 2026	Undetermined	XF	Unsold
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	Katz Auction 182 Lot 714	6 Feb 2026	Undetermined	XF	USD 9.28 (EUR 8.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 180 Lot 3271	2 Jan 2026	Undetermined	XF	USD 8.12 (EUR 7.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 169 Lot 730	20 Sep 2025	Undetermined	XF	USD 20.88 (EUR 18.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 114 Lot 689	24 Feb 2024	Undetermined	XF	USD 6.96 (EUR 6.00) (+ buyer's premium) The lot includes several items.
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	Katz Auction 92 Lot 2515	15 Aug 2023	Undetermined	XF	USD 10.44 (EUR 9.00) (+ buyer's premium) The lot includes several items.
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