5 Pfennig - Menden

5 Pfennig - Menden - obverse5 Pfennig - Menden - reverse

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Features

Issuer City of Menden (Prussian province of Westphalia)
Emperor Wilhelm II (1888-1918)
Type Standard circulation coin
Year 1917
Value 5 Pfennigs (5 Pfennige) (0.05)
Currency Mark (1914-1924)
Composition Iron
Weight 2.0 g
Diameter 18.0 mm
Thickness 1.3 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
58342
References Funck# 328.4,
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.
Men18# 20806.5
Peter Menzel; 2018. Deutschsprachige Notmünzen und Geldersatzmarken im In- und Ausland 1840-2002. Winfried Bogon Verlag, Berlin, Germany.

Obverse

Pearl rim, city name flanking Coat of Arms

Script: Latin

Lettering: STADT MENDEN

Reverse

Pearl rim, legend surrounding denomination centered

Script: Latin

Lettering:
KRIEGSGELD 1917
5
• ✠ • PFENNIG • ✠ •

Edge

Ribbed each 4.5mm

5 Pfennig - Menden -  obverse

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Mint

Heinrich Kissing, Menden, Germany (1916-1918)

Comments

Issuing agency: [Stadt, Westfalen].Automatically translated

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1917 

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