One Pfennig 1894, Coin from New Guinea, German - detailed information

One Pfennig 1894, Coin from New Guinea, German (demonetised 1911)
CoinOne Pfennig 1894

The German New Guinea Company issued its own coinage in 1894 and it remained legal tender until 15 April 1911, when it was replaced by regular German imperial coinage. A coin of one pfennig issued in 1894 would therefore have been in circulation for 17 years.

Unlike the silver and gold coins of the same issue, this colonial coin did not correspond to its German imperial one pfennig counterpart

MintBerlin Mint Mint MarkLetter A Total Mintage32,785
Obverse
New Guinea, German / One Pfennig 1894 - obverse photo

In two lines above crossed fern or palm branches, the issuing company's name: NEU-GUINEA COMPAGNIE.
Obverse Inscription NEU-GUINEA COMPAGNIE
Reverse
New Guinea, German / One Pfennig 1894 - reverse photo

Within a beaded circle, the numeral value 1. Around, the value in text, denomination and date: EIN NEU-GUINEA PFENNIG 1894 (from German: one New Guinea pfennig 1894). Below, the mint mark A of the Berlin Mint.
Reverse Inscription 1 EIN NEU-GUINEA PFENNIG 1894
EdgePlainEdge InscriptionNone
One Pfennig 1894: Known varieties
Variety Proof
Mintage Issued: unknown
One Pfennig 1894: References to Information Used
SourceEditionAboutLinkNotes
Deutsche Bundesbank Mint link
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins 1971 Mint
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins 1971 Mintage
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins 1971 Varieties Proof
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins 1971 Composition
All (1) coins of type: One Pfennig
Coin NameMintageEffigyLegend
One Pfennig 1894 32,785 NEU-GUINEA COMPAGNIE
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One Pfennig 1894: Details
CountryNew Guinea, German
CurrencyNew Guinean Mark
Coin TypeOne Pfennig
Issued1894
Face Value1 (x Pfennig)
Total Mintage32,785
CurrentNo; demonetised 1911
MaterialCopper
DesignerEmil Weigand
TechnologyMilled (machine-made)
ShapeRound
Size17.5000 mm
Mass1.9600 g
OCC IDDBYN-KODD-CWQQ-OPQM
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One Pfennig 1894: Photos
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Coin - 1 Pfennig, German New Guinea (Papua New Guinea), 1894
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One Pfennig 1894: Catalogue Reference IDs
SourceReference ID
Krause, Standard Catalog of World CoinsGerman New Guinea KM# 1
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British Museum - coin
Museums Victoria: Coin - 1 Pfennig, German New Guinea (Papua New Guinea), 1894