10 Pfennigs - Bonn Ludwig van Beethoven

Features

Issuer	City of Bonn (Prussian province of Rhine)
Period	Weimar Republic (1918-1933)
Type	Emergency coinage › Official necessity coins
Year	1920
Value	10 Pfennigs (10 Pfennige) (0.10)
Currency	Mark (1914-1924)
Composition	Iron (galvanized)
Weight	3.56 g
Diameter	20.8 mm
Thickness	1.60 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 22375
References	Funck 2012# 51.1A Walter Funck, Ralf Müller, Wolfgang Peltzer; 2012. Die deutschen Notmünzen: Alle amtlichen Ausgaben und deren Varianten der Städte, Gemeinden, Kreise, Länder etc. (8. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany. , Men05# 3220.1 Peter Menzel; 2005. Deutschsprachige Notmünzen und Geldersatzmarken im In- und Ausland (2. Auflage). Münzhandel + Verlag Beate Strothotte, Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (2 volumes). , Men18# 4134.1 Peter Menzel; 2018. Deutschsprachige Notmünzen und Geldersatzmarken im In- und Ausland 1840-2002 (2^nd Digital Edition). Winfried Bogon Verlag für Digitale Publikationen, Berlin, Germany.

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Commemorative issue

150th birthday of Ludwig van Beethoven

Obverse

City name above solid line circle, number "10" of denomination centered and word "PFENNIG" at the bottom with flanking floral designs.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
STADT BONN
10
PFENNIG

Reverse

Legend flanking left facing bust of Beethoven with date 1770 to the right and date of issue below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BEETHOVEN BONN * 1770
1920

Edge

Plain

Mint

Gebrüder Kugel & Fink, Lüdenscheid, Germany

Comments

Issuing authority: [Stadt, Rheinprovinz]

Funck №51.Aa

Both sides with fine font, as the result on the Obverse: D in STADT with narrow mash, all T narrow; on the Reverse: star is small, numerals “9” and “2” wider open.

Picture: © Images courtesy of Alexandr Prokofyev.

Funck №51.Ab

Both sides with bold font, as the result on the Obverse: D in STADT with wide mash, all T wide; on the Reverse: star is big, numerals “9” and “2” less open. See main photos of the article.

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Date	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1920	$ 2.20	$ 2.20	$ 5.40	$ 5.40	F#51.1Aa) Reverse: 9 and 2 in 1920 are open	21%
1920		$ 3.50	$ 6.40		F#51.1Ab) Reverse: 9 and 2 in 1920 are closed	4%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 180 Lot 3247	2 Jan 2026	1920 – F#51.1Aa) Reverse: 9 and 2 in 1920 are open	AU	USD 9.28 (EUR 8.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz Auction 169 Lot 649	20 Sep 2025	1920 – F#51.1Ab) Reverse: 9 and 2 in 1920 are closed	UNC	Unsold
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz Auction 194 Lot 620	15 May 2026	Undetermined	UNC	USD 6.96 (EUR 6.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.