The first aluminium coins of the German Empire
Lot 2487
GERMANY. Kaiserreich. Wilhelm II, 1888-1918. Pfennig 1916 G (Aluminum, 16 mm, 0.78 g, 12 h), Karlsruhe, GERMANY. Kaiserreich. Baden. Friedrich II, 1907-1918. G - G Imperial eagle. Rev. DEUTSCHES REICH 1916 / 1 / •PFENNIG•. Jaeger 300. Rare. Tiny marks, otherwise, good extremely fine.


This first type of aluminum coins of the German Empire were issued from 1916 to 1918 as wartime emergency money due to metal shortages. The obverse features the small imperial eagle, rather than the large imperial eagle used since 1890, to allow distinguishing from same coloured 5 Pfennig coins (Jaeger 297).
Starting price:
50 CHF
Current bid:
55 CHF
Bid increment:
5 CHF
Minimum bid:
60 CHF
Number of bids:
2 Bids
Time left:
Closing time: 08-Sep-25, 16:03:00 CEST
All winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee.

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