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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 script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | DEUTSCHES REICH 25 PFENNIG D |
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Pattern coinage from the German Empire's pre-war period rarely surfaces with solid documentation, and this piece is no exception. The 1908 25 Pfennig patterns were part of a broader effort to redesign subsidiary coinage before the outbreak of war disrupted any final implementation. Kienast's reference corpus remains the authoritative catalog for Wilhelmine patterns, though attribution between trial strikes and presentation pieces is contested for several entries in this range.
The copper-nickel composition aligns with contemporary experiments to replace the empire's existing nickel coinage with alloys that would better resist the handling conditions of industrial-era circulation.