us-005578-irn36122-irn36166
type: RecordSet
archival history: The Reichspfennig coin was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2008 by Eugene Silver.
physical characteristics and technical requirements: Circular, corroded, silver colored zinc coin with a reeded edge, embossed on the front with the Nazi symbol of a right facing eagle with a swastika enclosing a wreath held in its talons. The reverse is embossed with the denomination 10, with a mint mark F below between two oak leaves, with German text along the inner rim.
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
conditions of use: No restrictions on use
has beginning date: 1940-01-01
has end date: 1940-12-31
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has or had some members with language: deu
has record set type: Item
identifier: irn36166
is or was included in: us-005578-irn36122
record resource extent: overall: | Diameter: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm)
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: 5 reichspfennig [empire penny] coin, with 100 reichspfennig equalling 1 reichsmark, issued for use by the government of the Third Reich, Nazi Germany. From 1940-May 1945, when Germany surrendered and ended World War II in Europe, the coin was struck in zInc as a cost saving measure for the war, in all seven of the Reich mints.
title: Nazi Germany, 5 reichspfennig coin