Nazi Germany, 10 reichspfennig coin
Extent and Medium
overall: | Diameter: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm)
Creator(s)
- Deutsche Reichsbank (Issuer)
Archival History
The Reichspfennig coin was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2008 by Eugene Silver.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Eugene Silver
Scope and Content
10 reichspfennig [empire penny] coin, with 100 reichspfennig equalling 1 reichsmark, issued for use by the government of the Third Reich, Nazi Germany. From 1940-May 1945, when Germany surrendered and ended World War II in Europe, the coin was struck in zInc as a cost saving measure for the war, in all seven of the Reich mints.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Circular, darkened, silver colored zinc coin, with a smooth edge, so heavily corroded on the front that the details are barely visible, but it is likely embossed with the Nazi symbol of a dexter facing eagle with a swastika with a wreath held in its talons. The reverse is embossed with the denomination 10, with a mint mark F below between two oak leaves, with German text around the inner rim.
Corporate Bodies
- --History--20th century
Subjects
- Money--Germany--History--1933-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Coins--Germany.
- Swastikas in numismatics.
- Banks and banking, German
- Numismatics--Germany--20th century.
- Coins--Germany--History--1933-1945.
Genre
- Object
- Exchange Media