1949 AD., Germany, Federal Republic, Stuttgart mint, 1 Pfennig, KM A101 - after some years in soil.
Germany, Federal Republic, engraver: Adolf Jaeger, Stuttgart mint, 1949 AD.,
1 Pfennig (ø 16 mm / 1,58 g), copper-plated steel (magnetic), 2,00 g theor. mint weight and 16,5 mm ø, mintage 129.935.333 , medal alignment ↑↑ (0°), corroded (formerly plain) edge, weight loss of the steel core after several years in soil,
Obv.: BANK DEUTSCHER LÄNDER / 1949 , oak sprig.
Rev.: F / 1 / PFENNIG , mint mark above value, grain ears flanking.
KM A101 ; Jaeger 376 .
German coins of the early Federal Republic are produced at four different mints, coins from each of them can be identified by their mintmarks, D = Munich, F = Stuttgart, G = Karlsruhe, J = Hamburg.
Year / Mint Mark / Mintage
1948 D 46,325,000
1948 F 68,202,926
1948 F 250 Proof
1948 G 45,603,980
1948 J 79,303,828
1949 D 99,862,985
1949 D Proof
1949 F 129.935.333
1949 F 250 Proof
1949 G 70,954,463
1949 J 101,931,670
1949 J Proof