City of Rostock 1 Pfenning, 1802 – 1805

1 Pfennig from City of Rostock. Issued from 1802 to 1805. Struck in Copper. Measures 18 mm and weighs 0 g.

Obverse

Griffin passant left Legend begins at eight o'clock. "The griffin has the body of a lion, and the head, wings, legs, and talon of an eagle. Lions are the king of beasts and eagles are the king of birds, so the griffin is a powerful and majestic creature. Before unification into a powerful empire under Otto von Bismarck, the German States were separate kingdoms with their own kings and their own coins. The northern city of Rostock held such a position and the griffin was part of its imperial insignia."

Reverse

Denomination and date, flowers on either side of "1".