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1 Pfennig Reverse trial strike
| Issuer | Federal Republic of Germany |
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| Year | 1948-2001 |
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| Reference(s) | Schaaf#376 var. |
| Obverse description | Central field displays the large numeral '1' in bold relief, flanked on either side by a stylized sprig of rye (Secale cereale), their heads drooping gracefully inward toward the denomination. The mint mark 'D' for Munich appears above the numeral at the top of the field. The legend 'PFENNIG' is inscribed in bold capital letters along the lower arc of the coin. The design, engraved by Adolf Jäger, follows the standard Federal Republic of Germany 1 Pfennig type. |
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| Mint | D - Munich, Germany (1158-date) |
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Trial strikes for the West German pfennig series were produced at multiple points during the currency's development, and silver examples represent working tests of die geometry and striking pressure rather than intended circulating alloys. The use of silver blanks in this context was purely practical — a malleable, consistent medium that revealed die detail more clearly than the zinc-clad steel of the final production coinage.
Schaaf varieties in this series are numerous and incompletely catalogued, making attribution to a specific die state or mint genuinely difficult without physical comparison to reference specimens.