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50 Pfennigs - Wilhelm I type 1 - large shield - Pattern ND

1877 year
Tin 1.53 g -
Description
Issuer
Germany (1871-1948)
Emperor
Wilhelm I (1871-1888)
Type
Pattern
Year
1877
Value
50 Pfennigs (50 Pfennige) (0.50)
Currency
Mark (1873-1923)
Composition
Tin
Weight
1.53 g
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-10-05
References
Numista
N#284542
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

Plain

Edge

Plain

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the Pattern 50 Pfennigs - Wilhelm I (type 1 - large shield - Pattern) ND (1877) from Germany (1871-1948) made of Tin weighing 1.53 g is that it was minted during a time of great change and upheaval in Germany. The coin was minted in 1877, just a few years after the Franco-Prussian War, which saw Germany emerge as a unified nation under the leadership of Chancellor Otto von Bismarck. This coin is a symbol of that unification and the emergence of Germany as a major world power.