GOETZ: Pattern 353(a) 1925

cacheman

Obverse: Deutsches Reich, below oak with two acorns symbolizing the two Reichs. The 1925 Date is bisected by an oak tree.
K-353(a) 50 Pfennig Pattern, 1925, D (Munich), Struck Silver, 23.5mm, 2.5g, Schaaf 324G3, RRR, UNC.

Reverse: Germania kneeling on right knee, ¾ right, clothed in gown. She holds a sickle in her right hand and cradles a large sheath of bound wheat in her left arm. “D”mintmark in left field at 9:00 and the denomination “50 pf” in the right field. Incised “KGoeTz” under her right shin.

Goetz submitted four 50 Pfennig patterns to the Bavarian mint in 1925 with hopes that the designs would be adopted for new coins. None were accepted.

Aethelred

Great design, much better than what was used.

This one has the same look as the other, are those hairlines doe polish or cleaning?

cacheman

Die polish. Same on the other one.

Goetz did a series of four 50 Pfennig patterns. The third one I have is in a slab (PCGS 66...I bought it slabbed). I have one more to find but I think it is the toughest to locate.

These pieces probably number 10 examples or less.

Preussen

- Preussen

Aethelred

<< <i>I bought it slabbed >>



, but I am sure you will set it free.

Udo

Again another beautiful design!

In those days the 50 Pfennig coins of the Weimar Republic were exceedingly counterfeited, whether it was the 50 Rentenpfennig, or the 50 Reichspfennig coin which only was minted from the end of 1924 on. The minting of the "new" Reichspfennigcoins was stopped in spring 1925 already, due to the large amount of counterfeits.
A new 50 Pfennig coin which was more forgery-proofed was in demand at that time.

The designs of Goetz were probably not adopted because they didn't meet the demands of the "Reichsfinanzministerium" regarding the security against counterfeits.

cacheman

...thanks Udo.

Rickc300

Very nice... I didn't know about the counterfeiting of the 50 pfennigs, how does one spot a counterfeit?