City of Kaiserslautern 50 Pfennig - Kaiserslautern, 1917

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country City of Kaiserslautern City of Kaiserslautern
Currency Mark (1914 – 1924)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 50 Pfennigs
Year 1917
Ruler Wilhelm II (1888–1918)
Composition Iron
Shape Round
Alignment Medal alignment ↑↑
Technique Milled
Weight (g) 3.2
Diameter (mm) 23.2
Thickness (mm) 1.1
Demonetized Yes

Description

50 Pfennigs from City of Kaiserslautern. Issued in 1917. Struck in Iron. Measures 23.2 mm and weighs 3.2 g.

Obverse
Pearl rim surrounding city name under Coat of Arms with date below
Reverse
Pearl rim surrounding denomination and legend centered
Edge
Plain

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
1917  F#231.5 77%
1917  F#231.5a) Rv: vertical stroke of '5' is 4.0mm long 5%
1917  F#231.5b) Rv: vertical stroke of '5' is 3.5mm long ; Obv: tail fin touch the coat of arm border and is 1.8mm wide
1917  F#231.5c) like b) but tail fin is 2.5mm wide 5%
1917  F#231.5d) like b) but tail fin is 0.5mm from coat of arms border 18%
1917  F#231.5e) like b) but tail fin is 1.0mm from coat of arms border 5%

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