2 German pfennig

Standard types and specifications

The coins of 2 pfennig are arranged by period and the first year of each type. Differences in metal and design are retained even when the denomination is unchanged.

Federal Republic

2 pfennig2 pfennig
BronzeCopper-plated steel
1950–19691967–2001
Federal RepublicFederal Republic
Germany FRG — 2 pfennig — Bronze type — 1950 — obverseGermany FRG — 2 pfennig — Copper-plated steel type — 1998 — obverse
Germany FRG — 2 pfennig — Bronze type — 1950 — reverseGermany FRG — 2 pfennig — Copper-plated steel type — 1998 — reverse

Another bronze specimen: 1967 D

This pair, already in the catalogue, illustrates the bronze type and must not be assigned to the magnetic variant. A 1998 specimen illustrates the steel type separately.

bronze 2 pfennig, 1967 D: querciabronze 2 pfennig, 1967 D: denomination

Sources: Bundesbank: Deutsche Mark coins · Numista: federal types.

Photographs of the steel 2 pfennig (1998 specimen): Deutsche Bundesbank, Frankfurt, photographic archive.