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25 Pfennig - Wilhelm II Pattern
| Issuer | Germany (1871-1948) |
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| Year | 1909 |
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| Value | 25 Pfennigs (25 Pfennige) (0.25) |
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| Obverse description | A large Imperial German eagle shown in full body, facing left with wings raised and spread wide, standing on both talons. The eagle is rendered in high relief with finely detailed feathering across the wings, breast, and tail. The mint mark 'A' appears in the lower left field. The design is enclosed within a toothed border. |
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| Obverse lettering | A |
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Pattern coinage from the Imperial German mint in this period reflects the ongoing debates within the Reichsfinanzministerium over subsidiary coinage reform. The existing 25 Pfennig denomination had been discontinued in 1912, but trials for revised specifications were conducted in the years immediately preceding that decision. This piece belongs to that testing phase — struck not for circulation but for evaluation by monetary authorities weighing alloy costs against durability in everyday use.
The copper-nickel composition here differs from the nickel-only alloy used in circulating 25 Pfennig pieces of the same reign.