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pfennig
thumb|right|[[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussia: 1 pfenning 1852. The obverse reads: 360 [make up] one thaler.]] thumb|right|German Empire: 10 pfennig iron coin 1917
kreuzer
thumb|250px|1690 Kreuzer of Friedrich Karl, administrator thumb|250px|1776 Kreuzer of Bern The Kreuzer (), in English also spelled kreutzer ( ), was a coin and unit of currency in the southern German states prior to the introduction of the German gold mark in 1871–1873, and in Austria and Switzerland. After 1760 it was made of copper. In south Germany the kreuzer was typically worth 4 Pfennige and there were 60 Kreuzer to a gulden. Kreuzer was abbreviated as Kr, kr, K or Xr.
heller
originally a German coin later used elsewhere in Central Europe
Witte (coin)
Blaffert
Blaffert was the name of two different types of historical European coin. It was also called the Blafferd or, in Upper German, the Plappart, Plappert or Blaphart. It derives from the French blafard meaning "pale" or "bright".
Weißpfennig
The Weißpfennig (literally white penny; Latin - denarius albus) was a form of silver groschen that was circulated in the Holy Roman Empire in the Late Middle Ages. It was also known as an albus or a Rhenish groschen (rheinischer Groschen). It was minted from the second half of the 14th century onwards in the Lower Rhine region by the four Rhenish electors of the Holy Roman Empire, who set up a joint mint in 1385–86. It was intended for everyday use, whilst the gold Rhenish gulden of the same era was intended as a trade coin. Those minted in Mainz were inscribed on one side 'Mainzer Rad' ("Main
Sechsling
thumb|Medieval Sechsling, Hamburg, 1392 thumb|Sechsling, Hamburg, 1841 The Sechsling, also Sößling, Søsling (Dan./Norw.) or Sechser, was the name of a type of coin with a value of six Pfennigs, representing half a Groschen or half Schilling depending on the monetary system.
Ewiger Pfennig
type of coin