50 Reichspfennig (World War II German coin)

50 Reichspfennig

Nazi Germany
Value	50 Reichspfennig
Mass	1.3 g
Diameter	22 mm
Thickness	1.55 mm
Edge	Reeded
Composition	100% Al
Years of minting	1939-1944
Obverse
Design	Reichsadler with swastika. Lettering: Deutsches Reich 1940
Reverse
Design	Denomination and two oak leaves. Mintmark below the denomination and between leaves. Lettering: 50 Reichspfennig A

The 50 Reichspfennig coin was minted by Nazi Germany between 1939 and 1944 during World War II. It is worth 1/2 or .50 of a Reichsmark. Made entirely of aluminium, the 50 Reichspfennig is an emergency issue type, similar to the zinc 1, 5, and 10 Reichspfennig coins from the same period.

Mint marks

Mint mark	Mint location	Notes
A	Berlin, Germany	Capital of Nazi Germany
B	Vienna, Austria (Wien)	Capital of Austria
D	Munich, Germany (München)
E	Dresden, Germany (Muldenhütten)
F	Stuttgart, Germany
G	Karlsruhe, Germany
J	Hamburg, Germany

Mintage

50 Reichspfenning 1939e obverse with date and swastika emblem

50 Reichspfenning 1939e reverse with denomination and mint mark

1939

Year	Mintage	Notes
1939 A	5,000,000
1939 B	5,482,000
1939 D	600,000
1939 E	2,000,000
1939 F	3,600,000
1939 G	560,000	Rare
1939 J	1,000,000	Rare

1940

Year	Mintage	Notes
1940 A	56,128,000
1940 B	10,016,000
1940 D	13,800,000
1940 E	5,618,000
1940 F	6,663,000
1940 G	5,616,000	Rare
1940 J	7,335,000

1941

Year	Mintage	Notes
1941 A	31,263,000
1941 B	4,291,000
1941 D	7,200,000
1941 E	3,806,000
1941 F	5,128,000
1941 G	3,091,000
1941 J	4,165,000

1942

Year	Mintage	Notes
1942 A	11,580,000
1942 B	2,876,000
1942 D	2,247,000
1942 E	3,810,000
1942 F	5,133,000
1942 G	1,400,000

1943

Year	Mintage	Notes
1943 A	29,325,000
1943 B	8,229,000
1943 D	5,315,000
1943 G	2,892,000
1943 J	4,166,000

1944

Year	Mintage	Notes
1944 B	5,622,000
1944 D	4,886,000
1944 F	3,739,000
1944 G	1,190,000	Rare