50 Pfennig - Wilhelm I type 1 - large shield

€5,618.00
IssuerGermany (1871-1948)
Year1877-1878
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value50 Pfennigs (50 Pfennige) (0.50)
CurrencyMark (1873-1923)
CompositionSilver (.900)
Weight2.77 g
Dimensions21 mm
Thickness1.05 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Obverse: Friedrich Wilhelm Kullrich
Reverse: Emil Weigand
In circulation to1 October 1908
Reference(s) KM#8, AKS#4, J#8, Schön#8
Obverse descriptionA German eagle within a wreath and the mintmark at the bottom
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringF
Reverse descriptionValue within wreath, date below
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringDEUTSCHES REICH 50 PFENNIG 1877
(Translation: German Empire 50 Pfennig 1877)
EdgeReeded
MintA
Berlin, Germany (1280-date)
B
Hanover, Germany
C
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
D
Munich, Germany (1158-date)
E
Dresden, Germany
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)
Mintage1877 A - - 6 745 959
1877 B - - 3 096 918
1877 C - - 2 819 513
1877 D - - 5 315 298
1877 E - - 2 296 740
1877 F - - 2 145 377
1877 G - - 2 060 538
1877 H - (fr) rare - 1 510 040
1877 J - - 1 337 349
1878 E - (fr) très rare - 364 228
Catalog ID7459208990
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