Pfennig

E82759

former German coin monetary subunit

The Pfennig was a former German coin and monetary unit, historically used as a subdivision of the Deutsche Mark and earlier currencies.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former German coin → monetary subunit →
category	German coins → former currencies of Germany →
country	Germany →
demonymContext	German →
denominationType	fractional currency unit →
etymologyLanguage	Old High German →
historicalRegion	German states →
historicalUse	everyday cash transactions →
ISO4217MinorUnitOf	DEM →
materialVariants	aluminium → bronze → copper → steel → zinc →
monetaryAuthority	Deutsche Bundesbank → Reichsbank → Staatsbank der DDR →
monetaryRole	subdivision of mark →
monetarySystem	decimal →
pluralForm	Pfennig → Pfennige →
relatedTerm	Pfennig coin → penny →
replacedBy	Euro cent →
status	obsolete →
subdivisionOf	Deutsche Mark → East German Mark → Goldmark → Papiermark → Reichsmark →
symbol	Pf →
timePeriod	pre-euro era in Germany →
usedAs	smallestDenominationCoin →
usedIn	East Germany → Federal Republic of Germany → German Empire → Weimar Republic → West Germany →
usedInCurrency	Deutsche Mark → East German Mark → Goldmark → Papiermark → Reichsmark →
valueRelativeToMainUnit	1/100 →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Pfennig ("Pfennig coin") → Rappen ("Rappenmünze") →	relatedTerm
DEM →	subunitName