reichspfennig

noun

reichs·​pfennig

variants or Reichspfennig

"+ˌ-

plural reichspfennigs or Reichspfennigs also reichspfennige or Reichspfennige

sometimes capitalized

: the German pfennig from 1925 to 1948 equal to ¹/₁₀₀ reichsmark

also : a coin representing one reichspfennig

Word History

Etymology

German, from reichs (genitive of reich realm) + pfennig

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