Denomination in two lines, lettering around, date.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
DEUTSCHES REICH 1875
5
PFENNIG (Translation: German Empire Pfennig)
Edge
Smooth
Mint
A Berlin, Germany (1280-date) B Hanover, Germany C Frankfurt am Main, Germany D Munich, Germany (1158-date) E Muldenhütten, Germany(1887-1953) F Staatliche Münze Baden-Württemberg,Stuttgart, Germany (1374-date) G Staatliche Münze Baden-Württemberg,Karlsruhe, Germany (1827-date) H Darmstadt, Germany J Hamburgische Münze, Germany(801-date)
Mintage
1874 A - - 10 002 784 1874 B - - 5 053 546 1874 C - - 3 707 307 1874 D - - 2 446 704 1874 E - - 5 465 183 1874 F - - 3 561 996 1874 G - - 2 721 200 1875 A - - 30 843 718 1875 B - - 11 657 720 1875 C - - 18 082 108 1875 D - - 12 379 786 1875 E - - 6 745 038 1875 F - - 9 757 616 1875 G - - 10 219 581 1875 H - - 702 960 1875 J - - 9 780 610 1876 A - - 22 342 088 1876 B - - 8 924 980 1876 C - - 8 679 793 1876 D - - 14 467 300 1876 E - - 6 898 569 1876 F - - 6 826 290 1876 G - - 6 942 400 1876 H - - 3 026 784 1876 J - - 11 920 232 1888 A - - 7 366 059 1888 D - overdate varieties exist - 1 966 613 1888 E - - 1 016 064 1888 F - - 1 412 182 1888 G - - 853 413 1888 J - - 1 129 613 1889 A - - 10 803 727 1889 D - - 2 816 310 1889 E - - 1 491 926 1889 F - - 2 010 214 1889 G - - 1 220 829 1889 G - low `9` - 1889 J - - 1 635 778