pfennig
Hundredth of mark
A pfennig was a small German coin, the hundredth part of a Deutsche Mark until Germany adopted the euro in 2002.
The word survives in references to historical prices or in figurative expressions about small amounts of money: It's not worth a pfennig.
Plural: pfennige or pfennigs.
Of the Middle Ages
- Holy Roman EmpireMedieval Germanic political entity
- GermanicOf Teutonic language stock
- thalerHistoric Germanic silver coin
- hellerSmall medieval German coin
guilder · florin · ducat · coinage · feudal · trade · merchant · marketplace
Visible impression or sign
- hellerSmall medieval German coin
- thalerHistoric Germanic silver coin
- West GermanyPostwar democratic German state
- East GermanyFormer communist German state
reunification · postwar · Weimar · Prussia · Bavaria · Saxony · Frankfurt · Munich
Producing official currency
- obverseFront of coin
- reverseTurn to opposite
- copperReddish-brown metallic element
- bronzeCopper-tin alloy
aluminum · zinc · alloy · diameter · weight · engraving · inscription · mintmark
medieval
Of the Middle Ages
- Holy Roman EmpireMedieval Germanic political entity
- GermanicOf Teutonic language stock
- thalerHistoric Germanic silver coin
heller · guilder · florin · ducat · coinage · feudal · trade · merchant · marketplace · barter
mark
Visible impression or sign
- hellerSmall medieval German coin
- thalerHistoric Germanic silver coin
- West GermanyPostwar democratic German state
East Germany · reunification · postwar · Weimar · Prussia · Bavaria · Saxony · Frankfurt · Munich · Berlin
minting
Producing official currency
bronze · aluminum · zinc · alloy · diameter · weight · engraving · inscription · mintmark · circulation
numismatics
Study of currency
- collectorOne who gathers items
- mint conditionPerfect, unused state
- uncirculatedNever entered commerce
proof · graded · rare · antique · vintage · auction · catalog · hoard · specimen · variety