5 Pfennigs - Siegen
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Features
| Issuer |
City of Siegen
(Prussian province of Westphalia)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
William II (Wilhelm II) (1888-1918)
|
| Type | Emergency coinage › Official necessity coins |
| Year | 1917 |
| Value | 5 Pfennigs (5 Pfennige) (0.05) |
| Currency | Mark (1914-1924) |
| Composition | Zinc |
| Weight | 1.5 g |
| Diameter | 19.2 mm |
| Thickness | 1.0 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 52914 |
| References | Funck 2012# 497.1 Walter Funck, Ralf Müller, Wolfgang Peltzer; 2012. Die deutschen Notmünzen: Alle amtlichen Ausgaben und deren Varianten der Städte, Gemeinden, Kreise, Länder etc. (8. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany. Peter Menzel; 2018. Deutschsprachige Notmünzen und Geldersatzmarken im In- und Ausland 1840-2002 (2nd Digital Edition). Winfried Bogon Verlag für Digitale Publikationen, Berlin, Germany. |
Obverse
Pearl rim, city name and date circling pearl circle with denomination centered
Script: Latin
Lettering:
STADT SIEGEN
5
✿ 1917 ✿
Reverse
Pearl rim, legend circling pearl circle with denomination centered
Script: Latin
Lettering:
KRIEGSGELD
5
✿ PFENNIGE ✿
Edge
Plain
Mint
L. Chr. Lauer Mint (Münzprägeanstalt L. Chr. Lauer), Nuremberg, Germany (1790-1924)Comments
Issuing agency: [Stadt, Westfalen].
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1917 | F#497.1 | 16% | |||||||||||||
| 1917 | F#497.1a) Reverse: G > E in "PFENNIGE" is 0.5 mm | 32% | |||||||||||||
| 1917 | F#497.1b) Reverse: G > E in "PFENNIGE" is 1.0 mm | 58% | |||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 82
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