Two Pfennigs, Coin Type from Germany (showing photos)

Two Pfennigs, Coin Type from Germany (issued 1950 - 2001)

Coin Type	Two Pfennigs

The 2 Pfennigs coin (German: Zwei Pfennig), abbreviated 2 Pf., was the second smallest circulating denomination of the Deutsche Mark (German mark), which was the official currency of West Germany from 1948 until 1990 and later of unified Germany from 1990 until 2002. It was equal to 2/100 of a Mark. The coinage was first issued under Allied occupation after World War II, by the "Bank deutscher Länder" (Bank of the German States) from 1950, then by the Deutsche Bundesbank (German Federal Bank) since 1957.

The coins were made of bronze until 1969, and (with some overlap) from 1967 of copper-plated steel. They were struck by five different mints:

- Berlin Mint - mint mark A (from 1991; Berlin was in a different country - the German Democratic Republic - before that)
- Munich Mint - mint mark D
- Stuttgart Mint - mint mark F
- Karlsruhe Mint - mint mark G
- Hamburg Mint - mint mark J

In 1998, the Stuttgart Mint and the Karlsruhe Mint merged to form the Staatliche Münzen Baden-Württemberg (SMBW) - State Mints of Baden-Württemberg, but retained their separate mint marks.

In 1999, the Deutsche Mark was replaced by the Euro; its coins and banknotes remained in circulation, defined in terms of euros, until the introduction of euro notes and coins on 1 January 2002. The Deutsche Mark ceased to be legal tender immediately upon the introduction of the euro - in contrast to the other eurozone nations, where the euro and legacy currency circulated side by side for up to two months. Mark coins and banknotes continued to be accepted as valid forms of payment in Germany until 28 February 2002.

Obverse

The obverse features a small oak seedling sprouting five leaves. The oak tree had been a German symbol for centuries. This young shoot represents the hope for the reconstruction of Germany after the war.

Around, the legend BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND (Federal Republic of Germany).

Below that, the year of issue: · [year] ·.

Obverse Inscription	BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND · [year] ·

Reverse

Between two ears of rye, a large numeral for the value: 2; around below that, the denomination PFENNIG.

The mint mark of the mint which struck the coin is a small letter centre top, between the two rye ears.

Reverse Inscription	2 PFENNIG

Edge	Plain	Edge Inscription	None

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Coin Type: Two Pfennigs - (45) Coins

Coin Name	Reverse	Obverse	Details
Two Pfennigs 1950			Material: Bronze Mints: - Stuttgart Mint: 30,278,200 - Hamburg Mint: 27,216,000 - Bavarian Central Mint - Munich: 26,263,000 - Karlsruhe Mint: 17,151,000 Total Mintage: 100,908,200
Two Pfennigs 1958			Material: Bronze Mints: - Stuttgart Mint: 24,122,100 - Hamburg Mint: 21,250,000 - Bavarian Central Mint - Munich: 19,440,000 - Karlsruhe Mint: 15,255,000 Total Mintage: 80,067,100
Two Pfennigs 1959			Material: Bronze Mints: - Hamburg Mint: 25,482,000 - Stuttgart Mint: 25,017,075 - Bavarian Central Mint - Munich: 19,690,000 - Karlsruhe Mint: 12,899,000 Total Mintage: 83,088,075
Two Pfennigs 1960			Material: Bronze Mints: - Bavarian Central Mint - Munich: 21,979,000 - Hamburg Mint: 17,799,000 - Stuttgart Mint: 13,060,075 - Karlsruhe Mint: 5,657,000 Total Mintage: 58,495,075
Two Pfennigs 1961			Material: Bronze Mints: - Bavarian Central Mint - Munich: 26,662,000 - Stuttgart Mint: 24,990,000 - Hamburg Mint: 22,147,000 - Karlsruhe Mint: 18,060,000 Total Mintage: 91,859,000
Two Pfennigs 1962			Material: Bronze Mints: - Stuttgart Mint: 42,189,000 - Hamburg Mint: 30,706,000 - Bavarian Central Mint - Munich: 21,297,000 - Karlsruhe Mint: 17,297,000 Total Mintage: 111,489,000
Two Pfennigs 1963			Material: Bronze Mints: - Hamburg Mint: 42,884,000 - Karlsruhe Mint: 35,838,000 - Stuttgart Mint: 18,299,000 - Bavarian Central Mint - Munich: 7,648,000 Total Mintage: 104,669,000
Two Pfennigs 1964			Material: Bronze Mints: - Stuttgart Mint: 31,400,000 - Bavarian Central Mint - Munich: 20,336,000 - Karlsruhe Mint: 18,431,600 - Hamburg Mint: 13,370,000 Total Mintage: 83,537,600
Two Pfennigs 1965			Material: Bronze Mints: - Bavarian Central Mint - Munich: 48,541,000 - Hamburg Mint: 33,397,000 - Stuttgart Mint: 27,000,080 - Karlsruhe Mint: 13,585,200 Total Mintage: 122,523,280
Two Pfennigs 1966			Material: Bronze Mints: - Bavarian Central Mint - Munich: 65,077,000 - Stuttgart Mint: 52,543,100 - Hamburg Mint: 46,755,000 - Karlsruhe Mint: 40,807,070 Total Mintage: 205,182,170
Two Pfennigs 1967			Material: Bronze Mints: - Stuttgart Mint: 30,005,500 - Hamburg Mint: 26,726,500 - Bavarian Central Mint - Munich: 25,997,000 - Karlsruhe Mint: 6,284,500 Total Mintage: 89,013,500
Two Pfennigs 1968			Material: Copper-plated Steel Mints: - Stuttgart Mint: 30,003,000 - Hamburg Mint: 20,028,000 - Bavarian Central Mint - Munich: 19,523,000 - Karlsruhe Mint: 15,363,023 Total Mintage: 84,917,023
Two Pfennigs 1969			Material: Copper-plated Steel Mints: - Stuttgart Mint: 45,034,100 - Hamburg Mint: 40,107,000 - Bavarian Central Mint - Munich: 39,012,000 - Karlsruhe Mint: 32,165,699 Total Mintage: 156,318,799
Two Pfennigs 1970			Material: Copper-plated Steel Mints: - Stuttgart Mint: 73,856,140 - Hamburg Mint: 46,735,000 - Bavarian Central Mint - Munich: 45,525,000 - Karlsruhe Mint: 30,340,200 Total Mintage: 196,456,340
Two Pfennigs 1971			Material: Copper-plated Steel Mints: - Stuttgart Mint: 82,773,000 - Hamburg Mint: 73,649,000 - Bavarian Central Mint - Munich: 71,763,000 - Karlsruhe Mint: 47,860,000 Total Mintage: 276,045,000
Two Pfennigs 1972			Material: Copper-plated Steel Mints: - Stuttgart Mint: 60,280,000 - Hamburg Mint: 53,681,000 - Bavarian Central Mint - Munich: 52,411,000 - Karlsruhe Mint: 34,874,000 Total Mintage: 201,246,000
Two Pfennigs 1973			Material: Copper-plated Steel Mints: - Stuttgart Mint: 30,169,000 - Hamburg Mint: 26,839,000 - Bavarian Central Mint - Munich: 26,199,000 - Karlsruhe Mint: 17,388,000 Total Mintage: 100,595,000
Two Pfennigs 1974			Material: Copper-plated Steel Mints: - Stuttgart Mint: 67,631,000 - Hamburg Mint: 60,230,000 - Bavarian Central Mint - Munich: 58,702,000 - Karlsruhe Mint: 39,042,000 Total Mintage: 225,605,000
Two Pfennigs 1975			Material: Copper-plated Steel Mints: - Stuttgart Mint: 67,728,000 - Hamburg Mint: 60,250,000 - Bavarian Central Mint - Munich: 58,677,000 - Karlsruhe Mint: 39,434,000 Total Mintage: 226,089,000
Two Pfennigs 1976			Material: Copper-plated Steel Mints: - Stuttgart Mint: 90,173,000 - Hamburg Mint: 80,188,000 - Bavarian Central Mint - Munich: 78,117,000 - Karlsruhe Mint: 52,031,000 Total Mintage: 300,509,000
Two Pfennigs 1977			Material: Copper-plated Steel Mints: - Stuttgart Mint: 97,555,000 - Hamburg Mint: 86,939,000 - Bavarian Central Mint - Munich: 84,567,000 - Karlsruhe Mint: 56,327,000 Total Mintage: 325,388,000
Two Pfennigs 1978			Material: Copper-plated Steel Mints: - Stuttgart Mint: 97,554,000 - Hamburg Mint: 86,829,000 - Bavarian Central Mint - Munich: 84,554,000 - Karlsruhe Mint: 56,279,000 Total Mintage: 325,216,000
Two Pfennigs 1979			Material: Copper-plated Steel Mints: - Stuttgart Mint: 105,089,000 - Hamburg Mint: 93,569,000 - Bavarian Central Mint - Munich: 91,089,000 - Karlsruhe Mint: 60,639,000 Total Mintage: 350,386,000
Two Pfennigs 1980			Material: Copper-plated Steel Mints: - Stuttgart Mint: 120,470,000 - Hamburg Mint: 102,370,000 - Bavarian Central Mint - Munich: 93,470,000 - Karlsruhe Mint: 50,940,000 Total Mintage: 367,250,000
Two Pfennigs 1981			Material: Copper-plated Steel Mints: - Bavarian Central Mint - Munich: 94,001,000 - Karlsruhe Mint: 89,941,000 - Hamburg Mint: 87,341,000 - Stuttgart Mint: 83,801,000 Total Mintage: 355,084,000
Two Pfennigs 1982			Material: Copper-plated Steel Mints: - Bavarian Central Mint - Munich: 64,468,000 - Karlsruhe Mint: 58,668,000 - Hamburg Mint: 57,768,000 - Stuttgart Mint: 36,948,000 Total Mintage: 217,852,000
Two Pfennigs 1983			Material: Copper-plated Steel Mints: - Stuttgart Mint: 82,575,000 - Hamburg Mint: 73,500,000 - Bavarian Central Mint - Munich: 71,575,000 - Karlsruhe Mint: 47,650,000 Total Mintage: 275,300,000
Two Pfennigs 1984			Material: Copper-plated Steel Mints: - Stuttgart Mint: 67,564,000 - Hamburg Mint: 60,164,000 - Bavarian Central Mint - Munich: 58,564,000 - Karlsruhe Mint: 38,964,000 Total Mintage: 225,256,000
Two Pfennigs 1985			Material: Copper-plated Steel Mints: - Stuttgart Mint: 22,554,000 - Hamburg Mint: 20,054,000 - Bavarian Central Mint - Munich: 19,556,000 - Karlsruhe Mint: 13,055,000 Total Mintage: 75,219,000
Two Pfennigs 1986			Material: Copper-plated Steel Mints: - Stuttgart Mint: 45,044,000 - Hamburg Mint: 40,144,000 - Bavarian Central Mint - Munich: 39,044,000 - Karlsruhe Mint: 25,944,000 Total Mintage: 150,176,000
Two Pfennigs 1987			Material: Copper-plated Steel Mints: - Stuttgart Mint: 7,545,000 - Hamburg Mint: 6,725,000 - Bavarian Central Mint - Munich: 6,545,000 - Karlsruhe Mint: 4,375,000 Total Mintage: 25,190,000
Two Pfennigs 1988			Material: Copper-plated Steel Mints: - Stuttgart Mint: 60,045,000 - Hamburg Mint: 53,445,000 - Bavarian Central Mint - Munich: 52,045,000 - Karlsruhe Mint: 34,645,000 Total Mintage: 200,180,000
Two Pfennigs 1989			Material: Copper-plated Steel Mints: - Stuttgart Mint: 60,045,000 - Hamburg Mint: 53,445,000 - Bavarian Central Mint - Munich: 52,045,000 - Karlsruhe Mint: 34,645,000 Total Mintage: 200,180,000
Two Pfennigs 1990			Material: Copper-plated Steel Mints: - Stuttgart Mint: 82,545,000 - Hamburg Mint: 73,465,000 - Bavarian Central Mint - Munich: 71,545,000 - Karlsruhe Mint: 47,615,000 Total Mintage: 275,170,000
Two Pfennigs 1991			Material: Copper-plated Steel Mints: - Stuttgart Mint: 138,045,000 - Bavarian Central Mint - Munich: 120,795,000 - Hamburg Mint: 120,795,000 - Berlin Mint: 115,045,000 - Karlsruhe Mint: 80,545,000 Total Mintage: 575,225,000
Two Pfennigs 1992			Material: Copper-plated Steel Mints: - Stuttgart Mint: 72,045,000 - Bavarian Central Mint - Munich: 63,045,000 - Hamburg Mint: 63,045,000 - Berlin Mint: 60,045,000 - Karlsruhe Mint: 42,045,000 Total Mintage: 300,225,000
Two Pfennigs 1993			Material: Copper-plated Steel Mints: - Stuttgart Mint: 12,045,000 - Bavarian Central Mint - Munich: 10,545,000 - Berlin Mint: 10,045,000 - Hamburg Mint: 10,045,000 - Karlsruhe Mint: 7,045,000 Total Mintage: 49,725,000
Two Pfennigs 1994			Material: Copper-plated Steel Mints: - Stuttgart Mint: 66,045,000 - Bavarian Central Mint - Munich: 57,795,000 - Hamburg Mint: 57,795,000 - Berlin Mint: 55,045,000 - Karlsruhe Mint: 38,545,000 Total Mintage: 275,225,000
Two Pfennigs 1995			Material: Copper-plated Steel Mints: - Berlin Mint: 1,000,045,000 - Stuttgart Mint: 120,045,000 - Bavarian Central Mint - Munich: 105,045,000 - Hamburg Mint: 105,045,000 - Karlsruhe Mint: 70,045,000 Total Mintage: 1,400,225,000
Two Pfennigs 1996			Material: Copper-plated Steel Mints: - Stuttgart Mint: 48,045,000 - Bavarian Central Mint - Munich: 42,045,000 - Hamburg Mint: 42,045,000 - Berlin Mint: 40,045,000 - Karlsruhe Mint: 28,045,000 Total Mintage: 200,225,000
Two Pfennigs 1997 (mint sets only)			Material: Copper-plated Steel Mints: - Berlin Mint: 115,000 - Bavarian Central Mint - Munich: 115,000 - Stuttgart Mint: 115,000 - Karlsruhe Mint: 115,000 - Hamburg Mint: 115,000 Total Mintage: 575,000
Two Pfennigs 1998 (mint sets only)			Material: Copper-plated Steel Mints: - Berlin Mint: 115,000 - Bavarian Central Mint - Munich: 115,000 - Stuttgart Mint: 115,000 - Karlsruhe Mint: 115,000 - Hamburg Mint: 115,000 Total Mintage: 575,000
Two Pfennigs 1999 (mint sets only)			Material: Copper-plated Steel Mints: - Berlin Mint: 115,000 - Bavarian Central Mint - Munich: 115,000 - SMBW - Stuttgart: 115,000 - SMBW - Karlsruhe: 115,000 - Hamburg Mint: 115,000 Total Mintage: 575,000
Two Pfennigs 2000 (mint sets only)			Material: Copper-plated Steel Mints: - Berlin Mint: 115,000 - Bavarian Central Mint - Munich: 115,000 - SMBW - Stuttgart: 115,000 - SMBW - Karlsruhe: 115,000 - Hamburg Mint: 115,000 Total Mintage: 575,000
Two Pfennigs 2001 (mint sets only)			Material: Copper-plated Steel Mints: - Berlin Mint: 208,000 - Bavarian Central Mint - Munich: 208,000 - SMBW - Stuttgart: 208,000 - SMBW - Karlsruhe: 208,000 - Hamburg Mint: 208,000 Total Mintage: 1,040,000

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Two Pfennigs: Details

Country	Germany
Currency	Deutsche Mark
From	1950
To	2001
Face Value	2 (x Pfennig)
Current	No (demonetised 2002)
Material
Designer	Adolf Jäger
Technology	Milled (machine-made)
Shape	Round
Orientation	Medal Alignment (Axis 0)
Size	19.2500 mm
Thickness	1.5200 mm
Mass

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