Germany 5 and 4 pfennig coins catalog with values online

 

5 Pfennig 1874-1889 small shield

 

 Emperor - Wilhelm I (1871-1888)

Currency - Mark=100 Pfennig
Type - circulation coinage
Coin value - 1/20 mark

Composition - copper-nickel
Diameter - 18 mm.
Weight - 2.5 g.
Alignment - medal

Years of coinage - 1874, 1875, 1876, 1888, 1889
Mintmarks - A (Berlin), B (Hanover), C (Frankfurt), D (Munich), E (Dresden), F (Stuttgart), G (Karlsruhe), H (Darmstadt), J (Hamburg)


Reverse:
Denomination
Legend: 5 PFENNIG / DEUTSCHES REICH (5 PFENNIG / GERMAN STATE) / Year

Obverse:
Crowned Imperial Eagle
Legend : mint mark


Edge: Smooth

Krause catalog number - KM#3

Coins price in "XF" - $1-3

 

 

5 Pfennig 1890-1915 large shield

 

 Emperor - Wilhelm II (1888-1918)

Currency - Mark=100 Pfennig
Type - circulation coinage
Coin value - 1/20 mark

Composition - copper-nickel
Diameter - 18 mm.
Weight - 2.5 g.
Alignment - medal

Years of coinage - 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915
Mintmarks - A (Berlin), D (Munich), E (Dresden), F (Stuttgart), G (Karlsruhe), J (Hamburg)


Reverse:
Denomination
Legend: 5 PFENNIG / DEUTSCHES REICH (5 PFENNIG / GERMAN STATE) / Year

Obverse:
Crowned Imperial Eagle
Legend : mint mark


Edge: Smooth

Krause catalog number - KM#11

Coins price in "UNC" - $0.40-0.60

 

 

5 Pfennig 1915-1922

 

 Emperor - Wilhelm II (1888-1918)

Currency - Mark=100 Pfennig
Type - circulation coinage
Coin value - 1/20 mark

Composition - iron
Diameter - 17.8 mm.
Weight - 2.51 g.
Alignment - medal

Years of coinage - 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922
Mintmarks - A (Berlin), D (Munich), E (Dresden), F (Stuttgart), G (Karlsruhe), J (Hamburg)


Reverse:
Denomination
Legend: 5 PFENNIG / DEUTSCHES REICH (5 PFENNIG / GERMAN STATE) / Year

Obverse:
Crowned Imperial Eagle
Legend : mint mark


Edge: Smooth

Krause catalog number - KM#19

Coins price in "UNC" - $0.40-0.60

 

 

5 Pfennig 1923-1924

 

German Weimar Republic (1919-1933)


Currency - Mark=100 Pfennig
Type - circulation coins

Composition - Aluminium-Bronze
Diameter - 18 mm.
Weight - 2.5 grams
Alignment - Medal

Years of coinage - 1923, 1924
Mint mark - A (Berlin), D (Munich), E (Dresden), F (Stuttgart), G (Karlsruhe), J (Hamburg)


Reverse:
Denomination squared, oak leaf on each side
Legend: 5 / RENTENPFENNIG / DEUTSCHES REICH (GERMAN STATE)

Obverse:
Six grain branches form a central triangle
Legend: Year


Edge: Reeded

Krause catalog number - KM#32

Coin price in "XF" - $0.30-0.50

 

 

5 Pfennig 1924-1936

 

German Weimar Republic (1919-1933)


Currency - Mark=100 Pfennig
Type - circulation coins

Composition - Aluminium-Bronze
Diameter - 18 mm.
Weight - 2.54 grams
Alignment - Medal

Years of coinage - 1924, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1935, 1936
Mint mark - A (Berlin), D (Munich), E (Dresden), F (Stuttgart), G (Karlsruhe), J (Hamburg)


Reverse:
Denomination squared, oak leaf on each side
Legend: 5 / REICHSPFENNIG / DEUTSCHES REICH (GERMAN STATE)

Obverse:
Six grain branches form a central triangle
Legend: Year


Edge: Reeded

Krause catalog number - KM#39

Coin price in "XF" - $0.30-0.50

 

 

5 Pfennig 1936-1939

 

German Reich (1933-1945)
Chancellor - Adolf Hitler (1934-1945)


Currency - Mark=100 Pfennig
Type - circulation coins

Composition - Aluminium-Bronze
Diameter - 18.1 mm.
Weight - 2.44 grams
Alignment - Medal

Years of coinage - 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939
Mint mark - A (Berlin), B (Hannover), D (Munich), E (Dresden), F (Stuttgart), G (Karlsruhe), J (Hamburg)


Reverse:
Denomination, oak leaves below
Legend: 5 REICHSPFENNIG

Obverse:
Eagle over swastika in wreath
Legend:
DEUTSCHES REICH (GERMAN STATE) Year


Edge: Reeded

Krause catalog number - KM#91

Coin price in "XF" - $1-2

 

 

5 Pfennig 1940-1944

 

German Reich (1933-1945)
Chancellor - Adolf Hitler (1934-1945)


Currency - Mark=100 Pfennig
Type - circulation coins

Composition - Zinc
Diameter - 19 mm.
Weight - 2.5 grams
Alignment - Medal

Years of coinage - 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944
Mint mark - A (Berlin), B (Hannover), D (Munich), E (Dresden), F (Stuttgart), G (Karlsruhe), J (Hamburg)


Reverse:
Denomination, oak leaves below
Legend: 5 / REICHSPFENNIG

Obverse:
Eagle over swastika in wreath
Legend:
DEUTSCHES REICH / Year


Edge: Reeded

Krause catalog number - KM#100

Coin price in "XF" - $0.80-1.20

 

 

5 Pfennig 1947-1948

 

Allied Occupation - POST WORLD WAR II COINS (1945-1948)


Currency - Mark=100 Pfennig
Type - circulation coins

Composition - Zinc
Diameter - 19 mm.
Weight - 2.5 grams
Alignment - Medal

Years of coinage - 1947, 1948
Mint mark - A (Berlin), D (Munich), E (Dresden)


Reverse:
Denomination, oak leaves below
Legend: 5 / REICHSPFENNIG

Obverse:
Eagle
Legend:
DEUTSCHES REICH / Year


Edge: Plain

Krause catalog number - KM#A105

Coin price in "XF" - $10-15

 

 

5 Pfennig 1949 BRD

 

Federal Republic of Germany (BRD)

Currency - Mark (DM) =100 Pfennig
Type - circulation coins

Composition - Brass plated steel
Diameter - 18.5 mm.
Weight - 3.0 grams
Alignment - Medal

Years of coinage - 1949
Mint mark - D (Munich), F (Stuttgart), G (Karlsruhe), J (Hamburg)


Obverse:
Two ears above value
Legend: 5 PFENNIG

Reverse:
Five oak leaves
Legend: BANK DEUTSCHER LANDER / Year


Edge: Plain

Krause catalog number - KM#102

Coin price in "UNC" - $0.50-1.00

 

 

5 Pfennig 1948-1950 DDR

 

German Democratic Republic - DDR (1949-1990)

Currency - Mark (DM) =100 Pfennig
Type - circulation coins

Composition - Aluminium
Diameter - 19 mm.
Weight - 1.1 grams
Alignment - Medal

Years of coinage - 1948, 1949, 1950
Mint mark - A (Berlin)


Reverse:
Denomination
Legend: 5 PFENNIG / DEUTSCHLAND

Obverse:
Cogwheel back of grain sprig
Legend: Year


Edge: Plain

Krause catalog number - KM#2

Coin price in "XF" - $0.80-1.20

 

 

5 Pfennig 1952-1953 DDR

 

German Democratic Republic - DDR (1949-1990)

Currency - Mark (DM) =100 Pfennig
Type - circulation coins

Composition - Aluminium
Diameter - 19 mm.
Weight - 1.1 grams
Alignment - Medal

Years of coinage - 1952, 1953
Mint mark - A (Berlin), E (Dresden)


Obverse:
Grain sprigs back of hammer and protractor
Legend: Year

Reverse:
Denomination
Legend: 5 PFENNIG / DEUTSCHLAND


Edge: Plain

Krause catalog number - KM#6

Coin price in "UNC" - $0.80-1.20

 

 

5 Pfennig 1968-1975 DDR

 

German Democratic Republic - DDR (1949-1990)

Currency - Mark (DM) =100 Pfennig
Type - circulation coins

Composition - Aluminium
Diameter - 19 mm.
Weight - 1.0 grams
Alignment - Medal

Years of coinage - 1968, 1972, 1975
Mint mark - A (Berlin)


Reverse:
Denomination
Legend: 5 PFENNIG Year

Obverse:
State emblem
Legend: DEUTSCHE DEMOKRATISCHE REPUBLIK


Edge: Plain

Krause catalog number - KM#9.1

Coin price in "UNC" - $0.10-0.30

 

 

5 Pfennig 1976-1990 DDR

 

German Democratic Republic - DDR (1949-1990)

Currency - Mark (DM) =100 Pfennig
Type - circulation coins

Composition - Aluminium
Diameter - 19 mm.
Weight - 1.0 grams
Alignment - Medal

Years of coinage - 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
Mint mark - A (Berlin)


Reverse:
Denomination
Legend: 5 PFENNIG Year

Obverse:
State emblem
Legend: DEUTSCHE DEMOKRATISCHE REPUBLIK


Edge: Plain

Krause catalog number - KM#9.2

Coin price in "UNC" - $0.10-0.30

 

 

 

5 Pfennig 1950-2001 BRD

 

Federal Republic of Germany (BRD)

Currency - Mark (DM) =100 Pfennig
Type - circulation coins

Composition - Brass plated steel
Diameter - 18.5 mm.
Weight - 3.0 grams
Alignment - Medal

Years of coinage - 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
Mint mark - D (Munich), F (Stuttgart), G (Karlsruhe), J (Hamburg)


Obverse:
Two ears above value
Legend: 5 PFENNIG

Reverse:
Five oak leaves
Legend: BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND / Year


Edge: Plain

Krause catalog number - KM#107

Coin price in "UNC" - $0.20-0.50

 

 

4 Pfennig 1932

 

German Weimar Republic (1919-1933)


Currency - Mark=100 Pfennig
Type - circulation coins

Composition - Bronze
Diameter - 24.1 mm.
Weight - 4.9 grams
Alignment - Medal

Years of coinage - 1932
Mint mark - A (Berlin), D (Munich), E (Dresden), F (Stuttgart), G (Karlsruhe), J (Hamburg)


Reverse:
Denomination within circle
Legend: 4 / REICHSPFENNIG / DEUTSCHES REICH (GERMAN STATE) Year

Obverse:
Eagle
Legend: Mint mark


Edge: Reeded

Krause catalog number - KM#75

Coin price in "UNC" - $8-12

 

 

Germany 5 and 4 pfennig coins in the catalog are presented divided by historical periods, indicating the main characteristics and differences by type.
Inside the sections, the coins are sorted by denomination - from large to small.
The value of the coins is approximate. Most often, it is simply the price for which I once bought this particular coin. You can use it to estimate similar coins (of the same type), but remember that the value is affected by many factors, such as condition and minting date. The price of coins of even the same type can vary greatly depending on the number of surviving examples.
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