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5 Pfennig - Wilhelm II type 2 - small shield - Pattern
| Issuer | German Empire |
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| Year | 1915 |
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| Composition | Gold (.900) |
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| Obverse description | Central device features the Imperial German eagle displayed, with wings spread and head turned to the right, surmounted by an imperial crown. The eagle bears a small heraldic shield on its breast and is rendered in high relief with finely detailed feathering. Decorative scrollwork and oak-leaf sprigs adorn the lower field. The mint mark 'A' appears twice at the base of the design, flanking the eagle, denoting the Berlin Mint. The coin is bordered by a fine rope-style inner rim. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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This is a pattern (Probe) struck in gold during the First World War, almost certainly as a proposed emergency or substitute coinage study rather than any serious circulation candidate. Germany's nonferrous metal supply was already under acute pressure by 1915 — the Reich was actively replacing copper and nickel coins with iron and zinc substitutes, not experimenting with gold for minor denominations. Jaeger 16a is among the rarest documented pattern strikings of the Wilhelm II series.