1 Pfennig (Pattern) 1949 front 1 Pfennig (Pattern) 1949 back
1 Pfennig (Pattern) 1949 photo
© Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg

1 Pfennig Pattern

1949 year
Brass plated steel 2.08 g 16.59 mm
Description
Issuer
Federal Republic of Germany
Period
Federal Republic (1949-date)
Type
Pattern
Year
1949
Value
1 Pfennig (0.01&nbspDEM)
Currency
Deutsche Mark (1948-2001)
Composition
Brass plated steel
Weight
2.08 g
Diameter
16.59 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-05
References
Numista
N#284491
Rarity index
88%

Reverse

Denomination between two Rye ears (Binomial Name: Secale cereal) and the mintmark at the top

Script: Latin

Lettering:
F
1
PFENNIG

Engraver: Adolf Jäger

Edge

Plain

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the Pattern 1 Pfennig (Pattern) 1949 from Federal Republic of Germany made of Brass plated steel weighing 2.08 g is that it was designed by the artist Hermann Ritzel, who was a prominent German sculptor and coin designer.