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reichspfennig

[ rahyks-fen-ig; German rahykhs-pfen-ikh ]

noun

, plural reichs·pfen·nigs; German reichs·pfen·ni·ge [rahykhs, -pfen-i-g, uh].
  1. a former bronze coin of Germany, one 100th of a reichsmark.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of reichspfennig1

First recorded in 1915–20; from German: literally, “Reich penny”

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