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1940 Nazi Germany 5 Reichspfenning Coin

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Berlin Mint

1940

Overview

Circular zinc coin with signs of corrosion with blackened and white colouring. Struck on the front with the Nazi symbol of a right facing eagle with a swastika enclosing a wreath held in its talons. The reverse is struck with the denomination 5, with a mint mark ‘A’ below between two oak leaves, and German text along the inner rim. Has a reeded edge.

Historical information

Second World War Nazi Germany 5 Reichspfenning coin dated 1940 with Berlin "A" mintmark found while metal detecting at Binalup / Middleton Beach, Albany in July 2022. Over 174million of these coins were minted by the Berlin Mint.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-2022.6.1

Item type

Currencies

Themes

War and Conflict > World War 2

Material

Zinc Alloy

Width

19 mm

Depth

1 mm

Weight

2.50 g

Inscriptions and markings

Obverse “Deutshes Reich / 1940”
Reverse “5 Reichspfennig”

Keywords

Nazi Germany

Second World War

Albany

Middleton Beach

Place made

Berlin, Germany

Year

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Scientific or research significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Google Maps search term / URL

https://maps.app.goo.gl/gWHZtRH1mm24SAjK8

Last modified

Thursday, 27 June, 2024

Completeness

100

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