Germany 1877-B 50 pfennig

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This coin is a silver fifty pfennig from a type issued 1877-78 from the Hannover (mintmark "B") mint. Under the German Empire of 1871-1918, the denominations of two mark and up were permitted for the formerly independent principalities while the lower denominations (one pfennig thru one mark) were minted to a unified design. This is a rather better type.

Recorded mintage: 3,096,918.

Specification: 2.77 g, .900 fine silver, .080 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM-8.

Sources:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2012.
• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.

Link to:

• Germany 1876-A 50 pfennig
• Germany 1888-G 20 pfennig
• return to coins of Germany, Empire (1871-1918)
• Coins and currency dated 1877