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Definition of Pfennig
1. Noun. 100 pfennigs formerly equaled 1 Deutsche Mark in Germany.
Group relationships: Deutsche Mark, Deutschmark, German Mark, Mark
Definition of Pfennig
1. n. A small copper coin of Germany. It is the hundredth part of a mark, or about a quarter of a cent in United States currency.
Definition of Pfennig
1. Noun. One one-hundredth of the former German mark (qualifier Deutsche Mark). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pfennig
1. a bronze coin of Germany [n -NIGS or -NIGE]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pfennig
Literary usage of Pfennig
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of the Manchester Geographical Society by Manchester Geographical Society (1899)
"Value and date within a wreath. fit;. 20.—2 pfennig or GERMANY (also 1 ...
Number in centre ; pfennig ..."
2. Information Annual (1916)
"No more nickel five and ten pfennig coins are being made. A Copenhagen. despatch of
Oct 14 said that the issue of Germany's iron coinage, which was to have ..."
3. The Gentleman's Magazine (1897)
"24 pfennig weekly, 5-64 marks yearly 4th Class, over 850 marks ... 30 pfennig
weekly, 7 -05 marks yearly It will be seen that the lowest weekly subscription ..."
4. A Practical Dictionary of the English and German Languages by Felix Flügel, Johann Gottfried Flügel (1861)
"... right of liv ing at a place free of expense ; — gelb, n„ —pfennig, m. 1.
money for living, rid. ..."
5. Selected Articles on the Parcels Post by Edith May Phelps (1911)
"Greatest weight, 50 kilograms (about 110 pounds); no limit of size. Postage rates:
For all parcels conveyed not more than 10 geographic miles, 25 pfennig (6 ..."
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