City of Bensheim 5 Pfennig - Bensheim, 1917
Information
Country
City of Bensheim
Currency
Mark
(1914 – 1924)
Coin type
Standard circulation coin
Denomination
5 Pfennigs
Year
1917
Ruler
Wilhelm II
(1888–1918)
Composition
Zinc
Shape
Octagonal (8-sided)
Alignment
Medal alignment ↑↑
Technique
Milled
Weight (g)
1.76
Diameter (mm)
19
Thickness (mm)
1
Demonetized
Yes
Mintage & Variants
| Date | Mintage | f | vf | xf | Comment | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | — | — | — | — | F#34.1 Ø19.6mm; Without hole, very rare | 6% | |
| 1917 | — | € 3,30 | € 3,30 | € 3,30 | F#34.2A Ø19.3-19.7mm, possibly rotated die, 2.0mm center hole punched) | 88% | |
| 1917 | — | — | — | — | F#34.2Aa) Ø19.3 Obv.: spear is on the left side of 'T' from STADT and enter into the dragon, space between 'B' from BENSHEIM and the middle of bead-circle is 1.0mm | 6% | |
| 1917 | — | — | — | — | F#34.2Ab) like a) but Ø19.4 to 19.6mm, 'B' to bead-circle is 0.5mm | 1.1% | |
| 1917 | — | — | — | — | F#34.2Ac) like a) but Ø19.5 - 19.7mm, Rv.: dots on 'Ü' are moved to left side | 6% | |
| 1917 | — | — | — | — | F#34.2Ad) like a) but Ø19.3-19.5mm, spear reaches the foot of the knight | 1.1% | |
| 1917 | — | — | — | — | F#34.2Ae) Ø19.4mm Obv.: spear point on the right side of 'T' , () ; Rv.: PFE from PFENNIG is horizontal | 6% | |
| 1917 | — | — | — | — | F#34.2Af) like e) but Ø19.6mm, knight on point ; Rv.: 'PFE' curved | 1.1% | |
| 1917 | — | — | — | — | F#34.2B Ø19.7mm, possibly rotated die, near rim hole punched) very rare | 1.1% |
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