Germany Empire Minor Coins Type Set - Deutsches Reich Kleinmuenzen
20 Pfennig (1873-1877) J.5, KM#5

Owner Comments:

I won this coin in an eBay auction from Ron Guth (germancoins.com). It has close to ideal reverse toning for me. I have two MS67 examples, but this one has earned the spot as my type piece. This is a coin I can be happy with for a very long time.

The 20 pfennig coins were the smallest coin minted during the German Empire period, even smaller than the 1 pfennig coin. The coins were heavily used, and high grade examples are fairly rare. But since the coin is not heavily collected, MS examples are still relatively affordable. Because of their exceptionally small size, they had a mixed reception with the public. These coins were officially removed from circulation in 1902.