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1 Pfennig - Wilhelm I type 1 - large shield - Pattern
| Issuer | German Empire |
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| Year | 1873 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents the same Imperial German eagle design as the obverse, centrally placed and rendered in fine detail with the large heraldic shield on the eagle's breast displaying the Hohenzollern quartered arms. The double-headed eagle is crowned with individual crowns on each head and a larger central imperial crown above, with elaborate feathering on the spread wings and decorative foliate ornaments at the base. A beaded border frames the entire design along the inner rim. A suspension hole is pierced at the bottom of the coin, consistent with its nature as a pattern or trial piece intended for examination rather than circulation. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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This 1873 piece is a pattern struck at the outset of the newly unified German Empire, when the imperial monetary system itself was still being negotiated into existence. The Münzgesetz of 1873 standardized coinage across the formerly fragmented states, and pattern issues in silver for base denominations were a routine part of that process — produced to test dies, evaluate designs, and present options to monetary authorities before committing to the final copper production run. The large shield variant was not adopted for circulation.