5 Pfennig - Wilhelm I type 1 - large shield

Features

Country	Germany - 1871-1948
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1874-1889
Value	5 Pfennig (0.05)
Currency	Goldmark (1873-1914)
Composition	Copper-nickel
Weight	2.33 g
Diameter	18.03 mm
Thickness	1.12 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
References	KM# 3, Standard Catalog of World Coins by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) AKS# 15, Großer deutscher Münzkatalog von 1800 bis heute by Paul Arnold, Harald Küthmann, Dirk Steinhilber (Battenberg) J# 3, Die deutschen Münzen seit 1871 by Kurt Jaeger (Gietl) Schön DM# 3, Deutscher Münzkatalog by Gerhard Schön (Battenberg Gietl Verlag) Neum# 33 Die Münzen der westpreußischen und baltischen Städte unter polnischer bzw. schwedischer Oberhoheit. by Erich Neumann (Köln 1997)

Obverse

Coat of Arms (Imperial eagle with large shield).

Lettering: C C

Reverse

Denomination, lettering around, date

Lettering:
DEUTSCHES REICH 1875
5
PFENNIG

Translation:
German Empire
Pfennig

Edge

Smooth

Comments

Mint letter (appears twice below scrollwork at bottom) ABCDEFG = A-Berlin B-Hanover C-Frankfurt D-Munich E-Dresden (1872-1887) E-Muldenhütten (1887-1953) F-Stuttgart G-Karlsruhe

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Year	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	Frequency
1874 A	10,002,784		0.48	0.88	1.54	3.11	16%
1874 B	5,053,546						5%
1874 C	3,707,307			1.31	3.00		8%
1874 D	2,446,704						5%
1874 E	5,465,183						4%
1874 F	3,561,996						5%
1874 G	2,721,200						3%
1875 A	30,843,718	0.44	0.44	1.09	1.09	9.81	31%
1875 B	11,657,720		0.45	1.03	2.50		12%
1875 C	18,082,108	0.23	0.49	1.03	1.03		17%
1875 D	12,379,786	0.25	0.52		1.09		10%
1875 E	6,745,038						5%
1875 F	9,757,616		0.50	1.09	1.64		11%
1875 G	10,219,581				4.79		10%
1875 H	702,960						1.2%	rare
1875 J	9,780,610				2.05		11%
1876 A	22,342,088		0.76	1.03	1.87		16%
1876 B	8,924,980			1.03	1.03		9%
1876 C	8,679,793			1.09	2.78		7%
1876 D	14,467,300	0.32	0.49	0.71	0.82	8.06	13%
1876 E	6,898,569			0.88			6%
1876 F	6,826,290			1.09	1.50		8%
1876 G	6,942,400		0.46		3.00		6%
1876 H	3,026,784						4%	rare
1876 J	11,920,232		0.39	1.04	2.73		10%
1888 A	7,366,059		0.37	1.21	1.21		10%
1888 D	1,966,613						3%	overdate varieties exist; rare
1888 E	1,016,064						2%	rare
1888 F	1,412,182			2.18			4%
1888 G	853,413						2%	rare
1888 J	1,129,613			4.13			2.0%	rare
1889 A	10,803,727		0.50	0.88	1.82		15%
1889 D	2,816,310						5%
1889 E	1,491,926						3%
1889 F	2,010,214						4%
1889 G	1,220,829						2%
1889 G							0.3%	low "G"; very rare
1889 J	1,635,778				3.27		5%

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