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1 Reichspfennig
| Issuer | German Reich |
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| Year | 1940-1945 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#97, AKS#59, J#369, Schön#92 |
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| Obverse script | Latin (Fraktur blackletter) |
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| Reverse description | The large numeral '1' dominates the centre of the field in a bold, plain typeface. The curved legend 'REICHSPFENNIG' in Fraktur blackletter arcs around the upper periphery. A symmetrical spray of oak leaves and acorns frames the lower portion of the numeral, with the mint mark letter appearing centrally below the spray near the bottom rim. |
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Zinc was adopted for this denomination in 1940 strictly because copper had been redirected to war production — the same industrial logic that stripped German households of cookware and church bells. These pieces corrode aggressively in anything but ideal storage conditions, and genuine uncirculated survivors are far less common than the mintage figures suggest.
Production continued through 1945, meaning some of the latest strikes were made in facilities already under Allied bombardment.