German 50 pfennig (1/2 mark) coins - catalog with values

1875-1877

 

silver 0.900
20 mm., 2.78 g.
Years - 1875, 1876, 1877
Denomination / 50 PFENNIG / DEUTSCHES REICH / Year
Crowned Imperial Eagle / mint mark
Edge: Reeded
KM#6
"VF" ~ US$10-15

 

 

1877-1878 small eagle

 

silver 0.900
20 mm., 2.78 g.
Years - 1877, 1878
Denomination within wreath / 50 PFENNIG / DEUTSCHES REICH / Year
Crowned Imperial Eagle within wreath / mint mark
Edge: Reeded
KM#8
"VF" ~ US$30-40

 

 

1896-1903 large eagle

 

silver 0.900
20 mm., 2.78 g.
Years - 1896, 1898, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903
Denomination within wreath / 50 PFENNIG / DEUTSCHES REICH / Year
Crowned Imperial Eagle within wreath / mint mark
Edge: Reeded
KM#15
"XF" ~ US$350-400

 

 

1/2 mark 1905-1919

 

silver 0.900
20 mm., 2.77 g.
Years - 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 19011, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919
Denomination / 1/2 MARK / DEUTSCHES REICH (1/2 MARK / GERMAN STATE) / Year
Crowned Imperial Eagle within wreath / mint mark
Edge: Reeded
KM#17
"UNC" ~ US$5-10

 

 

1919-1922

 

Aluminium
23 mm., 1.60 grams
Years - 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922
Inscription / 50 PFENNIG Year / DEUTSCHES REICH
Sheaf / GICH REGEN BRINGT GEGEN
Edge: Reeded
KM#27
Coin price in "UNC" ~ US$0.20-0.40

 

 

1923-1924

 

Aluminium-Bronze
24 mm., 5.17 grams
Years - 1923, 1924
Denomination squared, oak leaf on each side / 50 / RENTENPFENNIG / DEUTSCHES REICH
Six grain branches form a central triangle / Year
Edge: Reeded
KM#34
Coin price in "XF" ~ US$10-15

 

 

1927-1938

 

Nickel
20 mm., 3.51 grams
Years - 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936
Denomination within lined circle, oak leaves and acorns above / 50 / REICHSPFENNIG
Eagle within circle, leaf spray below / DEUTSCHES REICH Year
Edge: Reeded
KM#49
Coin price in "UNC" ~ US$2-4

 

 

1935

 

Aluminium
21 mm., 1.3 grams
Years - 1935
Denomination, oak leaves below / 50 REICHSPFENNIG
Eagle / DEUTSCHES REICH / Year
Edge: Reeded
KM#87
Coin price in "XF" ~ US$0.80-1.20

 

 

1938-1939

 

Nickel
20 mm., 3.5 grams
Years - 1938-1939
Denomination, oak leaves below / 50 REICHSPFENNIG
Eagle over swastika in wreath / DEUTSCHES REICH Year
Edge: Reeded
KM#95
Coin price in "XF" ~ US$35-45

 

 

1939-1944

 

Aluminium
22.7 mm., 1.35 grams
Years - 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944
Denomination, oak leaves below / 50 REICHSPFENNIG
Eagle over swastika in wreath / DEUTSCHES REICH / Year
Edge: Reeded
KM#96
Coin price in "XF" ~ US$2-4

 

 

1949-1950 BRD

 

Copper-nickel
20 mm., 3.5 grams
Years - 1949, 1950
Inscription / 50 / PFENNIG / BANK DEUTSCHER LÄNDER
Woman planting an oak seedling / Year
Edge: Reeded
KM#104
Coin price in "XF" ~ US$0.80-1.20

 

 

1949-1950 DDR

 

Aluminium-Bronze
20 mm., 3.38 grams
Years - 1949, 1950
Denomination / 50 PFENNIG Year / DEUTSCHLAND
Man and plow in front of buildings with tall smokestacks / -
Edge: Ornament
KM#4
Coin price in "UNC" ~ US$2-4

 

 

1958 DDR

 

Aluminium
23 mm., 2.0 grams
Years - 1958
Oak leaf above denomination / 50 PFENNIG / Year
Small State emblem / DEUTSCHE DEMOKRATISCHE REPUBLIK
Edge: Reeded
KM#12.1
Coin price in "XF" ~ US$0.30-0.60

 

 

1968-1990 DDR

 

Aluminium
23 mm., 2.0 grams
Years - 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
Oak leaf above denomination / 50 PFENNIG / Year
Large State emblem / DEUTSCHE DEMOKRATISCHE REPUBLIK
Edge: Reeded
KM#12.2
Coin price in "XF" ~ US$0.10-0.30

 

 

1950-2001 BRD

 

Copper-nickel
20 mm., 3.5 grams
Years - 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
Inscription / 50 / PFENNIG / BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND
Woman planting an oak seedling / Year
Edge: Reeded till 1972, the next - plain
KM#109
Coin price in "UNC" ~ US$0.20-0.30

 

 

Costs of Germany 50 pfennig coins in this catalog approximate and indicated specifically for the coin shown in the picture.
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