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25 Pfennig - Wilhelm II Pattern
| Issuer | German Empire |
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| Year | 1908 |
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| Value | 25 Pfennigs (25 Pfennige) (0.25) |
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| Obverse lettering | D D |
| Reverse description | The denomination '25' appears prominently in large numerals at the top of the field, flanked on each side by a decorative rosette ornament. Below, the inscription 'PFENNIG' is rendered in bold capital letters, followed by 'DEUTSCHES REICH' on two lines separated by a central rosette ornament. The date '1908' is inscribed at the base of the field. The entire design is bordered by a continuous beaded inner circle. |
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Patterns for a 25 Pfennig denomination in silver were explored in the late Wilhelmine period but never advanced to circulation — the denomination itself had no practical home in the existing coinage structure, wedged awkwardly between the 20 Pfennig piece and the half Mark. This 1908 piece almost certainly originated from the Berlin Mint as part of an internal review of the subsidiary silver series, a process that generated numerous trial strikings that quietly entered private collections through official channels over the following decades.