pfennige
- plural of pfennig.
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For the lowest denomination of divisional coins, half-groschen, kreutzer, and pfennige, quite varying standards were permitted, according to the piece or locality, namely, from 20 3⁄4 to 33 guldens to the Koln mark.
From The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 by Shaw, William Arthur
In Saxony the same journeymen-craftsmen earned on the average, besides their maintenance, two groschen four pfennige a day, or about one-third the value of a bushel of corn.
From German Culture Past and Present by Bax, Ernest Belfort
Nickel coins are 10 and 5 pfennige pieces, and there are bronze coins of 2 and 1 pfennige.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" by Various
Thaler to be subdivided into 30 groschens 12 pfennige; the latter tenderable only up to 1⁄6 thaler.
From The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 by Shaw, William Arthur
In 1750 the latter adopted the 14-thaler or 21-gulden standard, subdividing the thaler into 24 groschens of 12 pfennige each.
From The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 by Shaw, William Arthur
