City of Bensheim 5 Pfennig - Bensheim, 1917

Obverse Reverse

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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