5 Pfennigs - Weida 1918 front 5 Pfennigs - Weida 1918 back
5 Pfennigs - Weida 1918 photo
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5 Pfennigs - Weida

1918 year
Iron 1.8 g 17.8 mm
Description
Issuer
City of Weida (Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach) (Federal state of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Year
1918
Value
5 Pfennigs (5 Pfennige) (0.05)
Currency
Mark (1914-1924)
Composition
Iron
Weight
1.8 g
Diameter
17.8 mm
Thickness
1.1 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-04
References
Numista
N#85622
Rarity index
81%

Reverse

Pearl rim, legend surrounding rope circle with denomination centered

Script: Latin

Lettering:
KLEINGELDERSATZMARKE
5
★ ★ ★

Edge

Plain

Comment

Issuing body: [Stadt, Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach].Automatically translated

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the 5 Pfennigs - Weida 1918 coin is that it was issued during a time of hyperinflation in Germany, specifically during the latter stages of World War I and the subsequent revolutionary period. As a result, the coin's value was not fixed and its purchasing power varied greatly depending on the current inflation rate. Despite this, the coin remained in circulation until the introduction of the Rentenmark in 1923, which replaced the Papiermark, the currency that had been in use during the hyperinflation period.