Germany 50 pfennig (1/2 mark) coins catalog with values online

 

50 Pfennig 1875-1877

 

 Emperor - Wilhelm I (1871-1888)

Currency - Mark=100 Pfennig
Type - circulation coinage
Coin value - 1/2 mark

Composition - silver 0.900
Diameter - 20 mm.
Weight - 2.78 g.
Alignment - medal

Years of coinage - 1875, 1876, 1877
Mintmarks - A (Berlin), B (Hanover), C (Frankfurt), D (Munich), E (Dresden), F (Stuttgart), G (Karlsruhe), H (Darmstadt), J (Hamburg)


Reverse:
Denomination
Legend: 50 PFENNIG / DEUTSCHES REICH (50 PFENNIG / GERMAN STATE) / Year

Obverse:
Crowned Imperial Eagle
Legend : mint mark


Edge: Reeded

Krause catalog number - KM#6

Coins price in "VF" - $10-15

 

 

50 Pfennig 1877-1878 small eagle

 

 Emperor - Wilhelm I (1871-1888)

Currency - Mark=100 Pfennig
Type - circulation coinage
Coin value - 1/2 mark

Composition - silver 0.900
Diameter - 20 mm.
Weight - 2.78 g.
Alignment - medal

Years of coinage - 1877, 1878
Mintmarks - A (Berlin), B (Hanover), C (Frankfurt), D (Munich), E (Dresden), F (Stuttgart), G (Karlsruhe), H (Darmstadt), J (Hamburg)


Reverse:
Denomination within wreath
Legend: 50 PFENNIG / DEUTSCHES REICH (50 PFENNIG / GERMAN STATE) / Year

Obverse:
Crowned Imperial Eagle within wreath
Legend : mint mark


Edge: Reeded

Krause catalog number - KM#8

Coins price in "VF" - $30-40

 

 

50 Pfennig 1896-1903 large eagle

 

 Emperor - Wilhelm II (1888-1918)

Currency - Mark=100 Pfennig
Type - circulation coinage
Coin value - 1/2 mark

Composition - silver 0.900
Diameter - 20 mm.
Weight - 2.78 g.
Alignment - medal

Years of coinage - 1896, 1898, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903
Mintmarks - A (Berlin), F (Stuttgart), J (Hamburg)


Reverse:
Denomination within wreath
Legend: 50 PFENNIG / DEUTSCHES REICH (50 PFENNIG / GERMAN STATE) / Year

Obverse:
Crowned Imperial Eagle within wreath
Legend : mint mark


Edge: Reeded

Krause catalog number - KM#15

Coins price in "XF" - $350-400

 

 

1/2 mark 1905-1919

 

 Emperor - Wilhelm II (1888-1918)

Currency - Mark=100 Pfennig
Type - circulation coinage
Coin value - 1/2 mark

Composition - silver 0.900
Diameter - 20 mm.
Weight - 2.77 g.
Alignment - medal

Years of coinage - 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 19011, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919
Mintmarks - A (Berlin), D (Munich), E (Dresden), F (Stuttgart), G (Karlsruhe), J (Hamburg)


Reverse:
Denomination
Legend: 1/2 MARK / DEUTSCHES REICH (1/2 MARK / GERMAN STATE) / Year

Obverse:
Crowned Imperial Eagle within wreath
Legend : mint mark


Edge: Reeded

Krause catalog number - KM#17

Coins price in "UNC" - $5-10

 

 

50 Pfennig 1919-1922

 

German Weimar Republic (1919-1933)


Currency - Mark=100 Pfennig
Type - circulation coins

Composition - Aluminium
Diameter - 23 mm.
Weight - 1.60 grams
Alignment - Medal

Years of coinage - 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922
Mint mark - A (Berlin), D (Munich), E (Dresden), F (Stuttgart), G (Karlsruhe), J (Hamburg)


Reverse:
Inscription
Legend: 50 PFENNIG Year / DEUTSCHES REICH (GERMAN STATE)

Obverse:
Sheaf
Legend: GICH REGEN BRINGT GEGEN


Edge: Reeded

Krause catalog number - KM#27

Coin price in "UNC" - $0.20-0.40

 

 

50 Pfennig 1923-1924

 

German Weimar Republic (1919-1933)


Currency - Mark=100 Pfennig
Type - circulation coins

Composition - Aluminium-Bronze
Diameter - 24 mm.
Weight - 5.17 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: 50 / RENTENPFENNIG / DEUTSCHES REICH (GERMAN STATE)

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


Edge: Reeded

Krause catalog number - KM#34

Coin price in "XF" - $10-15

 

 

50 Pfennig 1927-1938

 

German Weimar Republic (1919-1933)


Currency - Mark=100 Pfennig
Type - circulation coins

Composition - Nickel
Diameter - 20 mm.
Weight - 3.51 grams
Alignment - Medal

Years of coinage - 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936
Mint mark - A (Berlin), D (Munich), E (Dresden), F (Stuttgart), G (Karlsruhe), J (Hamburg)


Reverse:
Denomination within lined circle, oak leaves and acorns above
Legend: 50 / REICHSPFENNIG

Obverse:
Eagle within circle, leaf spray below
Legend: DEUTSCHES REICH (GERMAN STATE) Year


Edge: Reeded

Krause catalog number - KM#49

Coin price in "UNC" - $2-4

 

 

50 Pfennig 1935

 

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


Currency - Mark=100 Pfennig
Type - circulation coins

Composition - Aluminium
Diameter - 21 mm.
Weight - 1.3 grams
Alignment - Medal

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


Reverse:
Denomination, oak leaves below
Legend: 50 REICHSPFENNIG

Obverse:
Eagle
Legend:
DEUTSCHES REICH (GERMAN STATE) / Year


Edge: Reeded

Krause catalog number - KM#87

Coin price in "XF" - $0.80-1.20

 

 

50 Pfennig 1938-1939

 

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


Currency - Mark=100 Pfennig
Type - circulation coins

Composition - Nickel
Diameter - 20 mm.
Weight - 3.5 grams
Alignment - Medal

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


Reverse:
Denomination, oak leaves below
Legend: 50 REICHSPFENNIG

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


Edge: Reeded

Krause catalog number - KM#95

Coin price in "XF" - $35-45

 

 

50 Pfennig 1939-1944

 

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


Currency - Mark=100 Pfennig
Type - circulation coins

Composition - Aluminium
Diameter - 22.7 mm.
Weight - 1.35 grams
Alignment - Medal

Years of coinage - 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944
Mint mark - A (Berlin), D (Munich), E (Dresden), F (Stuttgart), G (Karlsruhe), J (Hamburg)


Reverse:
Denomination, oak leaves below
Legend: 50 REICHSPFENNIG

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


Edge: Reeded

Krause catalog number - KM#96

Coin price in "XF" - $2-4

 

 

50 Pfennig 1949-1950 BRD

 

Federal Republic of Germany (BRD)

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

Composition - Copper-nickel
Diameter - 20 mm.
Weight - 3.5 grams
Alignment - Medal

Years of coinage - 1949, 1950
Mint mark - D (Munich), F (Stuttgart), G (Karlsruhe), J (Hamburg)


Reverse:
Inscription
Legend: 50 / PFENNIG / BANK DEUTSCHER LÄNDER

Obverse:
Woman planting an oak seedling
Legend: Year


Edge: Reeded

Krause catalog number - KM#104

Coin price in "XF" - $0.80-1.20

 

 

50 Pfennig 1949-1950 DDR

 

German Democratic Republic - DDR (1949-1990)

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

Composition - Aluminium-Bronze
Diameter - 20 mm.
Weight - 3.38 grams
Alignment - Medal

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


Reverse:
Denomination
Legend: 50 PFENNIG Year / DEUTSCHLAND

Obverse:
Man and plow in front of buildings with tall smokestacks
Legend: -


Edge: Ornament

Krause catalog number - KM#4

Coin price in "UNC" - $2-4

 

 

50 Pfennig 1958 DDR

 

German Democratic Republic - DDR (1949-1990)

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

Composition - Aluminium
Diameter - 23 mm.
Weight - 2.0 grams
Alignment - Medal

Years of coinage - 1958
Mint mark - A (Berlin)


Reverse:
Oak leaf above denomination
Legend: 50 PFENNIG / Year

Obverse:
Small State emblem
Legend: DEUTSCHE DEMOKRATISCHE REPUBLIK


Edge: Reeded

Krause catalog number - KM#12.1

Coin price in "XF" - $0.30-0.60

 

 

50 Pfennig 1968-1990 DDR

 

German Democratic Republic - DDR (1949-1990)

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

Composition - Aluminium
Diameter - 23 mm.
Weight - 2.0 grams
Alignment - Medal

Years of coinage - 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
Mint mark - A (Berlin)


Reverse:
Oak leaf above denomination
Legend: 50 PFENNIG / Year

Obverse:
Large State emblem
Legend: DEUTSCHE DEMOKRATISCHE REPUBLIK


Edge: Reeded

Krause catalog number - KM#12.2

Coin price in "XF" - $0.10-0.30

 

 

50 Pfennig 1950-2001 BRD

 

Federal Republic of Germany (BRD)

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

Composition - Copper-nickel
Diameter - 20 mm.
Weight - 3.5 grams
Alignment - Medal

Years of coinage - 1950, 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)


Reverse:
Inscription
Legend: 50 / PFENNIG / BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND

Obverse:
Woman planting an oak seedling
Legend: Year


Edge: Reeded till 1972, the next - plain

Krause catalog number - KM#109

Coin price in "UNC" - $0.20-0.30

 

 

Germany 50 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.
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