Two Pfennigs 1894, Coin from New Guinea, German - detailed information

Two Pfennigs 1894, Coin from New Guinea, German (demonetised 1911)
CoinTwo Pfennigs 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 two pfennigs 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 two pfennig counterpart

MintBerlin Mint Mint MarkLetter A Total Mintage16,768
Obverse
New Guinea, German / Two Pfennigs 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 / Two Pfennigs 1894 - reverse photo

Within a beaded circle, the numeral value 2. Around, the value in text, denomination and date: ZWEI NEU-GUINEA PFENNIG 1894 (from German: two New Guinea pfennigs 1894). Below, the mint mark A of the Berlin Mint.
Reverse Inscription 2 ZWEI NEU-GUINEA PFENNIG 1894
EdgePlainEdge InscriptionNone
Two Pfennigs 1894: Known varieties
Variety Proof
Mintage Issued: unknown
Two Pfennigs 1894: References to Information Used
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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: Two Pfennigs
Coin NameMintageEffigyLegend
Two Pfennigs 1894 16,768 NEU-GUINEA COMPAGNIE
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Two Pfennigs 1894: Details
CountryNew Guinea, German
CurrencyNew Guinean Mark
Coin TypeTwo Pfennigs
Issued1894
Face Value2 (x Pfennig)
Total Mintage16,768
CurrentNo; demonetised 1911
MaterialCopper
DesignerEmil Weigand
TechnologyMilled (machine-made)
ShapeRound
Size19.5000 mm
Mass3.3000 g
OCC IDJWMR-AOQP-CNWD-EYPL
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Two Pfennigs 1894: Photos
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Coin - 2 Pfennig, German New Guinea (Papua New Guinea), 1894
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Two Pfennigs 1894: Catalogue Reference IDs
SourceReference ID
Krause, Standard Catalog of World CoinsGerman New Guinea KM# 2
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Museums Victoria: Coin - 2 Pfennig, German New Guinea (Papua New Guinea), 1894