5 Pfennig - Bensheim

5 Pfennig - Bensheim - obverse5 Pfennig - Bensheim - reverse

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Features

Issuer City of Bensheim (Federal state of Hesse)
Emperor Wilhelm II (1888-1918)
Type Standard circulation coin
Year 1917
Value 5 Pfennigs (5 Pfennige) (0.05)
Currency Mark (1914-1924)
Composition Zinc
Weight 1.76 g
Diameter 19 mm
Thickness 1 mm
Shape Octagonal (8-sided)
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
38873
References Funck# 34.1,
Walter Funck, Ralf Müller, Wolfgang Peltzer; 2012. Die deutschen Notmünzen : alle amtlichen Ausgaben und deren Varianten der Städte, Gemeinden, Kreise, Länder etc. (8th edition). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany.
Funck# 34.2A,
Walter Funck, Ralf Müller, Wolfgang Peltzer; 2012. Die deutschen Notmünzen : alle amtlichen Ausgaben und deren Varianten der Städte, Gemeinden, Kreise, Länder etc. (8th edition). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany.
Funck# 34.2B,
Walter Funck, Ralf Müller, Wolfgang Peltzer; 2012. Die deutschen Notmünzen : alle amtlichen Ausgaben und deren Varianten der Städte, Gemeinden, Kreise, Länder etc. (8th edition). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany.
Men05# 1739.2,
Peter Menzel; 2005. Deutschsprachige Notmünzen und Geldersatzmarken im In- und Ausland / Band 1. Ausgabeorte Aach bis Myszkowo (2nd edition). Münzhandel + Verlag Beate Strothotte, Gütersloh, Germany.
And 1 more volumes.
Men18# 2245.2
Peter Menzel; 2018. Deutschsprachige Notmünzen und Geldersatzmarken im In- und Ausland 1840-2002. Winfried Bogon Verlag, Berlin, Germany.

Obverse

Pearl rim, legend surrounding a Knight holding a lance and Coat of Arms

Script: Latin

Lettering:
STADT BENSHEIM
1917

Reverse

Pearl rim legend above denomination

Script: Latin

Lettering:
KRIEGSMÜNZE
5
PFENNIG

Edge

Smooth

Mint

Heinrich Arld GmbH, Nuremberg, Germany (1861-date)

Comments

Issuing agency: [Stadt, Hessen].Automatically translated

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1917  6% F#34.1 Ø19.6mm; Without hole, very rare
1917  $ 3.30 $ 3.30 $ 3.30 88% F#34.2A Ø19.3-19.7mm, possibly rotated die, 2.0mm center hole punched)
1917  6% F#34.2Aa) Ø19.3 Obv.: spear is on the left side of 'T' from STADT and enter into the dragon, space between 'B' from BENSHEIM and the middle of bead-circle is 1.0mm
1917  1.1% F#34.2Ab) like a) but Ø19.4 to 19.6mm, 'B' to bead-circle is 0.5mm
1917  6% F#34.2Ac) like a) but Ø19.5 - 19.7mm, Rv.: dots on 'Ü' are moved to left side
1917  1.1% F#34.2Ad) like a) but Ø19.3-19.5mm, spear reaches the foot of the knight
1917  6% F#34.2Ae) Ø19.4mm Obv.: spear point on the right side of 'T' , () ; Rv.: PFE from PFENNIG is horizontal
1917  1.1% F#34.2Af) like e) but Ø19.6mm, knight on point ; Rv.: 'PFE' curved
1917  1.1% F#34.2B Ø19.7mm, possibly rotated die, near rim hole punched) very rare

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