50 Pfennig - Wilhelm II type 2 - small shield

€22,640.00
IssuerGermany (1871-1948)
Year1896-1903
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value50 Pfennigs (50 Pfennige) (0.50)
CurrencyMark (1873-1923)
CompositionSilver (.900)
Weight2.777 g
Dimensions20.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to1 October 1908
Reference(s) KM#15, AKS#5, J#15, Schön#16
Obverse descriptionImperial eagle crowned inside a crown of oak branches.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringA
Reverse descriptionValue within wreath, date below
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringDEUTSCHES REICH 50 PFENNIG 1896
(Translation: German Empire Pfennig)
Edge
MintA
Berlin, Germany (1280-date)
F
Staatliche Münze Baden-Württemberg,Stuttgart, Germany (1374-date)
J
Hamburgische Münze, Germany(801-date)
Mintage1896 A - (fr) rare - 389 000
1898 A - (fr) rare - 387 000
1900 J - (fr) rare - 192 000
1900 J - Proof -
1901 A - (fr) rare - 194 000
1902 F - (fr) rare - 95 000
1902 F - Proof -
1903 A - (fr) rare - 384 000
Catalog ID2433206000
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