reichspfennig

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

noun,plural reichs·pfen·nigs; German reichs·pfen·ni·ge [rahykhs-pfen-i-guh]. /ˈraɪxsˌpfɛn ɪ gə/.
  1. a former bronze coin of Germany, one 100th of a reichsmark.

Origin of reichspfennig

1
First recorded in 1915–20; from German: literally, “Reich penny”

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