50 Reichspfennig

Features

Issuer	Germany (1871-1948)
Ruling authority	Third Reich (1933-1945)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1939-1944
Value	50 Pfennigs (0.50 RM)
Currency	Reichsmark (1924-1948)
Composition	Aluminium
Weight	1.3 g
Diameter	22.7 mm
Thickness	1.55 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 1928
References	KM# 96 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes). , AKS# 43 Paul Arnold, Harald Küthmann, Dirk Steinhilber; 2022. Großer deutscher Münzkatalog von 1800 bis heute (37^th Edition). Battenberg, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany. , J# 372 Kurt Jaeger, Michael Kurt Sonntag; 2021. Die deutschen Münzen seit 1871: mit Prägezahlen und Bewertungen = The German coins since 1871 (27^th Edition). Battenberg, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany. , Schön# 95 Battenberg (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (3 volumes).

Obverse

An eagle on top of a swastika

Lettering:
Deutsches Reich
1944

Translation:
German Reich
1944

Reverse

The face value and two oak leaves and the mintmark below between the leaves

Lettering:
Reichspfennig
50
F

Edge

Reeded

Mints

A	Berlin, Germany (1280-date)
B	Münze Österreich, Vienna, Austria (1194-date)
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)
J	Hamburgische Münze, Germany (801-date)

Comments

B mintmarks during the Nazi period indicated Vienna (Wien) following the Anschluß, not Hannover.

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1939 A	5 000 000		$ 1.20	$ 1.20	$ 1.70	$ 3.40				12%
1939 B	5 482 000			$ 2.30	$ 2.40	$ 6.30				6%
1939 D	600 000			$ 3.60	$ 3.60					4%
1939 E	2 000 000			$ 1.10	$ 2.20	$ 12				5%
1939 F	3 600 000			$ 1.10	$ 4.00	$ 4.00	$ 4.00			5%
1939 G	560 000			$ 9.20	$ 9.20					3%
1939 J	1 000 000			$ 6.00	$ 6.00	$ 11				6%
1940 A	56 127 946	$ 0.84	$ 0.84	$ 1.10	$ 2.30	$ 2.80	$ 6.20			32%
1940 B	10 016 086			$ 0.76	$ 3.40	$ 4.10				10%
1940 D	13 800 000			$ 2.90	$ 2.90	$ 5.30	$ 6.60			11%
1940 E	5 617 600				$ 2.80					3%
1940 F	6 662 635			$ 1.80	$ 2.40	$ 2.40				7%
1940 G	5 615 611			$ 4.90	$ 4.90	$ 5.20				5%
1940 J	7 335 048			$ 1.80	$ 2.40	$ 10				3%
1941 A	31 262 834		$ 0.57	$ 1.80	$ 2.30	$ 3.40	$ 4.90			24%
1941 B	4 291 130			$ 2.90	$ 2.90	$ 5.20				5%
1941 D	7 200 000			$ 2.00	$ 3.00	$ 3.20				8%
1941 E	3 805 720			$ 3.60	$ 3.60	$ 5.20				4%
1941 F	5 127 810			$ 2.30	$ 2.40	$ 15				6%
1941 G	3 090 835			$ 1.00	$ 2.80	$ 6.80				4%
1941 J	4 165 305			$ 1.10	$ 3.20	$ 11				5%
1942 A	11 579 960		$ 1.30	$ 1.70	$ 1.90	$ 2.50				14%
1942 B	2 875 500				$ 4.00	$ 4.00				3%
1942 D	2 247 430			$ 2.30	$ 3.20	$ 3.20				4%
1942 E	3 810 480				$ 5.10	$ 5.10				3%
1942 F	5 132 756			$ 3.40	$ 3.40	$ 3.40				6%
1942 G	1 400 000			$ 2.20	$ 2.20					2%
1943 A	29 325 023		$ 0.61	$ 0.61	$ 2.30	$ 4.50	$ 11	$ 11		19%
1943 B	8 228 892			$ 0.17	$ 2.00	$ 4.50				10%
1943 D	5 314 600			$ 2.80	$ 4.20	$ 6.80				8%
1943 G	2 891 530			$ 6.70	$ 6.70					4%
1943 J	4 166 252			$ 0.11	$ 1.40	$ 4.50				5%
1944 B	5 622 400				$ 2.30	$ 4.40				3%
1944 D	4 885 500									1.9%
1944 F	3 738 586			$ 0.11	$ 4.00	$ 4.00				5%
1944 G	1 190 000								(fr) rare	0.8%

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	Katz Auction 119 Lot 969	30 Mar 2024	Undetermined	UNC	USD 19.33 (EUR 17.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 90 Lot 454	18 Jul 2023	Undetermined	UNC	USD 27.29 (EUR 24.00) (+ buyer's premium) The lot includes several items.
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	Katz Auction 69 Lot 1560	29 Oct 2022	Undetermined	AU	USD 86.41 (EUR 76.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 114 Lot 689	24 Feb 2024	Undetermined	XF	USD 6.82 (EUR 6.00) (+ buyer's premium) The lot includes several items.
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	Katz Auction 92 Lot 2515	15 Aug 2023	Undetermined	XF	USD 10.23 (EUR 9.00) (+ buyer's premium) The lot includes several items.
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	Katz Auction 57 Lot 1726	19 Mar 2022	Undetermined	XF	USD 34.11 (EUR 30.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 79 Lot 1720	21 Mar 2023	Undetermined	VF	USD 18.19 (EUR 16.00) (+ buyer's premium) The lot includes several items.
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	Katz Auction 69 Lot 1570	29 Oct 2022	Undetermined	VF	USD 18.19 (EUR 16.00) (+ buyer's premium) The lot includes several items.
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	Katz Auction 69 Lot 1569	29 Oct 2022	Undetermined	VF	USD 17.05 (EUR 15.00) (+ buyer's premium) The lot includes several items.
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	Katz Auction 69 Lot 1568	29 Oct 2022	Undetermined	VF	USD 31.84 (EUR 28.00) (+ buyer's premium) The lot includes several items.
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