Nazi Germany: Zinc Coin of the Second World War

Before the invasion of Poland in 1939, German minor coins were minted in a bronze alloy that was mostly copper. As the war expanded, and the Third Reich began fighting on three fronts, the Nazis rationed copper, which was used in the war effort, to manufacture arms.–Coins like this 1 Reichspfennig coin were struck in zinc from 1940 until the surrender of the Nazis in 1945. They circulated in Germany and the occupied territories throughout the war. –On the obverse is the German national symbol, the eagle, perched on a wreath that encircles the swastika.

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