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25 Pfennig - Wilhelm II Pattern
| Issuer | Germany (1871-1948) |
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| Year | 1909 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Crowned imperial German eagle displayed, facing left, with wings spread and feathers rendered in fine detail. The breast shield bears the Hohenzollern eagle. Decorative floral or berry sprigs adorn the wing tips and lower portion of the design. The mint mark 'A' appears in the lower exergue beneath the eagle's tail feathers, within a beaded border. |
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| Obverse lettering | A |
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Patterns struck for Wilhelm II's proposed coinage reforms rarely made it past the trial stage, and this 1909 piece is no exception — the 25 Pfennig denomination was never adopted for circulation, leaving Schaaf-catalogued specimens as the only evidence the denomination was seriously considered at all. The reference number G42 places it within a specific group of silver trials submitted during a period when the Imperial treasury was weighing whether to restructure the subsidiary coinage system.