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10 Pfennig - Wilhelm II type 2 - small shield - Pattern
| Issuer | Germany (1871-1948) |
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| Year | 1915 |
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| Composition | Nickel |
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| Reverse description | Large numeral '10' occupies the central field, with the denomination 'PFENNIG' inscribed below and the date '1915' beneath that; the mint mark 'A' appears at the very base of the field. The curved legend 'DEUTSCHES REICH' arches around the upper periphery. The entire design is enclosed within a rope-pattern inner border and a plain raised rim. |
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| Mintage | 1915 A |
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By 1915, Germany's wartime metal demands had made nickel coinage increasingly impractical — the Kriegsmetall program would soon redirect base metals toward munitions. This piece was struck as a pattern, almost certainly as part of the broader search for a viable substitute coinage material that would not conflict with military-industrial priorities. The program ultimately favored iron, which replaced nickel in circulating Pfennig denominations from 1915 onward.