{"product_id":"german-third-reich-10-reichspfennig-coins-1941-1944-wwii-zinc-coinage-x8","title":"German Third Reich 10 Reichspfennig Coins (1941–1944) – WWII Zinc Coinage x8.","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGerman Third Reich 10 Reichspfennig Coins (1941–1944) – WWII Zinc Coinage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis group of eight original German 10 Reichspfennig coins, dated 1941 to 1944, represents the everyday currency used in Germany during the height of the Second World War.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy this stage of the war, strategic metals such as copper and nickel were urgently needed for armaments. As a result, small-denomination coins like these were struck in zinc, a material that was cheap, readily available, and never intended to last. This is why surviving examples typically show darkening, surface wear, and corrosion – all visible signs of genuine wartime use rather than damage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe design reflects the official imagery of the period:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA large “10” with oak leaves on the obverse, continuing long-standing German symbolic traditions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe imperial eagle with wreath and swastika on the reverse, surrounded by the inscription “Deutsches Reich”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese coins would have passed through countless hands – used to buy bread, newspapers, tram tickets, or basic household items – making them tangible remnants of daily life inside wartime Germany rather than ceremonial or presentation pieces.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gradia Militaria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52292160454984,"sku":"65344","price":14.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0924\/1103\/5976\/files\/IMG-1359.heic?v=1767870971","url":"https:\/\/www.gradiamilitaria.com\/products\/german-third-reich-10-reichspfennig-coins-1941-1944-wwii-zinc-coinage-x8","provider":"Gradia Militaria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}