50 Pfennig - Wilhelm I type 1 - large shield, Germany

50 Pfennig - Wilhelm I type 1 - large shield, Germany, 1877-1878 obverse image50 Pfennig - Wilhelm I type 1 - large shield, Germany, 1877-1878 reverse image
50 Pfennig - Wilhelm I type 1 - large shield coin main info

Main information

  • Country:
    Germany flagGermany
  • Years of Minting:
    1877-1878
  • Period:
    n/a
  • Coin Type:
    Standard circulation coin
  • Edge:
    Reeded
  • Shape:
    Round
  • Technique:
    Milled
  • Mint:
    Berlin, Germany (1280-date), Hanover, Germany, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Munich, Germany (1158-date), Dresden, Germany, Staatliche Münze Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart, Germany (1374-date), Staatliche Münze Baden-Württemberg, Karlsruhe, Germany (1827-date), Darmstadt, Germany, Hamburgische Münze, Germany (801-date)
50 Pfennig - Wilhelm I type 1 - large shield Reference Price

Reference Price

$82.00-$400.00

The actual value of the coin may differ depending on its condition, luster, rarity, and other factors. This is a rough estimation.

50 Pfennig - Wilhelm I type 1 - large shield Coin Design

Coin Design

Reverse

Description:

Value within wreath, date below

Engraver:

Emil Weigand

Designer:

n/a

Obverse

Description:

A German eagle within a wreath and the mintmark at the bottom

Engraver:

Friedrich Wilhelm Kullrich

Designer:

n/a

Edge

Description:

Reeded

50 Pfennig - Wilhelm I type 1 - large shield Lettering

Lettering

Obverse:

F

Reverse:

DEUTSCHES REICH 50 PFENNIG 1877

50 Pfennig - Wilhelm I type 1 - large shield Physical Feature

Physical Feature

Composition

Silver (.900)

Size

50 Pfennig - Wilhelm I type 1 - large shield sizes
  • Weight:2.77 g
  • Diameter:21 mm
  • Thickness:1.05 mm
  • Edge:Reeded

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