Pattern coinage from the GDR rarely surfaces with clean provenance, and this 1975 copper-nickel striking is no exception. The standard 1 Pfennig was produced in aluminum throughout the DDR's existence — making any copper-nickel trial an anomaly almost certainly originating from Staatliche Münze Berlin as a composition test rather than a serious proposal for adoption.
Pattern coinage from the GDR rarely surfaces with clean provenance, and this 1975 copper-nickel striking is no exception. The standard 1 Pfennig was produced in aluminum throughout the DDR's existence — making any copper-nickel trial an anomaly almost certainly originating from Staatliche Münze Berlin as a composition test rather than a serious proposal for adoption.