5 Pfennig - Wilhelm I type 1 - large shield

Features

Issuer	Germany - 1871-1948
Emperor	Wilhelm I (1871-1888)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1874-1889
Value	5 Pfennig (0.05)
Currency	Mark (1873-1923)
Composition	Copper-nickel
Weight	2.5 g
Diameter	18.00 mm
Thickness	1.12 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 1922 Numista type number (https://numista.com)
References	KM# 3, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA. And 5 more volumes. AKS# 15, Paul Arnold, Harald Küthmann, Dirk Steinhilber; 2020. Großer deutscher Münzkatalog von 1800 bis heute (35^th edition). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. J# 3, Kurt Jaeger, Michael Kurt Sonntag; 2019. Die deutschen Münzen seit 1871 : mit Prägezahlen und Bewertungen (26^th edition). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. Schön DM# 3, Gerhard Schön; 2019. Deutscher Münzkatalog 18. Jahrhundert 1700-1806 (5^th edition). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. Neum# 33 Erich Neumann; 1997. Die Münzen der westpreußischen und baltischen Städte unter polnischer bzw. schwedischer Oberhoheit. Self-published, Cologne, Germany.

Obverse

Coat of Arms (Imperial eagle with large shield).

Lettering: C C

Reverse

Denomination in two lines, lettering around, date.

Lettering:
DEUTSCHES REICH 1875
5
PFENNIG

Translation:
German Empire
Pfennig

Edge

Smooth

Mints

A	Berlin, Germany (1280-date)
B	Hanover, Germany
C	Frankfurt an der Oder, Germany
D	Munich, Germany (1158-date)
E	Muldenhütten, Germany (1887-1953)
F	Staatliche Münze Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart, Germany (1374-date)
G	Staatliche Münze Baden-Württemberg, Karlsruhe, Germany (1827-date)
H	Darmstadt, Germany
J	Hamburgische Münze, Germany (801-date)

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.

1889 G

Reverse
Die A - numerals in date aligned.
Die B - numeral 9 lower.
Picture: © Images courtesy of Alexandr Prokofyev.

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	Frequency
Undetermined
1874 A	10 002 784	$ 0.44	$ 0.46	$ 0.63	$ 1.49	$ 4.61	16%
1874 B	5 053 546		$ 0.57	$ 0.86	$ 2.11		5%
1874 C	3 707 307		$ 0.43	$ 0.75	$ 3.13		8%
1874 D	2 446 704			$ 1.91	$ 1.91		5%
1874 E	5 465 183		$ 0.23	$ 0.90			4%
1874 F	3 561 996			$ 1.06	$ 4.84		5%
1874 G	2 721 200			$ 2.11			3%
1875 A	30 843 718	$ 0.30	$ 0.39	$ 1.06	$ 1.06	$ 9.35	31%
1875 B	11 657 720		$ 0.32	$ 1.06	$ 1.57	$ 2.50	12%
1875 C	18 082 108	$ 0.30	$ 0.43	$ 0.85	$ 1.40	$ 1.49	17%
1875 D	12 379 786	$ 0.23	$ 0.38	$ 0.38	$ 1.06		10%
1875 E	6 745 038				$ 0.70		5%
1875 F	9 757 616	$ 0.24	$ 0.53	$ 1.06	$ 1.06	$ 1.73	11%
1875 G	10 219 581	$ 0.23			$ 2.98		9%
1875 H	702 960						1.2%
1875 J	9 780 610	$ 0.27	$ 0.27	$ 0.27	$ 2.59		11%
1876 A	22 342 088		$ 0.73	$ 0.73	$ 1.06	$ 2.11	16%
1876 B	8 924 980		$ 0.43	$ 0.75	$ 1.06	$ 3.05	9%
1876 C	8 679 793			$ 0.64	$ 3.17		7%
1876 D	14 467 300	$ 0.48	$ 0.48	$ 0.74	$ 0.74	$ 1.39	14%
1876 E	6 898 569	$ 0.32	$ 0.64	$ 0.87	$ 1.47		6%
1876 F	6 826 290		$ 0.84	$ 0.84	$ 1.06		8%
1876 G	6 942 400		$ 0.46	$ 0.53	$ 2.91		6%
1876 H	3 026 784			$ 2.39	$ 2.39		4%
1876 J	11 920 232	$ 0.26	$ 0.49	$ 0.90	$ 1.06		10%
1888 A	7 366 059		$ 0.32	$ 0.86	$ 1.06	$ 14	11%
1888 D	1 966 613			$ 2.64			3%	overdate varieties exist
1888 E	1 016 064				$ 1.83		2%
1888 F	1 412 182			$ 2.11			4%
1888 G	853 413						2%
1888 J	1 129 613			$ 2.44			2%
1889 A	10 803 727		$ 0.53	$ 0.53	$ 1.47		15%
1889 D	2 816 310			$ 0.53	$ 1.06		5%
1889 E	1 491 926				$ 4.48		3%
1889 F	2 010 214			$ 1.06	$ 1.65		3%
1889 G	1 220 829				$ 2.54		2%
1889 G							0.4%	low "9"; very rare
1889 J	1 635 778			$ 0.95	$ 4.86		5%

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