pfen·nig

(fĕn′ĭg)

n. pl. pfennig or pfen·nigs

A coin formerly used in Germany, worth ¹/₁₀₀ of a deutsche mark

[German, from Middle High German pfennic, from Old High German pfenning.]

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pfennig

(ˈfɛnɪɡ; German ˈpfɛnɪç )

n, pl -nigs or -nige (German -nɪɡə )

1. (Currencies) a former German monetary unit worth one hundredth of a Deutschmark

2. (Currencies) (formerly) a monetary unit worth one hundredth of an East German ostmark

[German: penny]

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pfen•nig

(ˈfɛn ɪg; Ger. ˈpfɛn ɪx)

n., pl. pfen•nig, pfen•nigs, pfen•ni•ge (Ger. ˈpfɛn ɪ gə)

a unit of currency in Germany, equal to 1/100 of the mark.

[1540–50; < German: penny]

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Noun

pfennig - 100 pfennigs formerly equaled 1 Deutsche Mark in Germany

German monetary unit - monetary unit in Germany

Deutsche Mark, Deutschmark, German mark, mark - formerly the basic unit of money in Germany

Translations

pfennig

[ˈfenɪg] N → pfennig m

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Many from the old East feel that the former West Germany has acted like the victor in a war and applied victor's justice to them, while a lot of Wessies feel that they have paid far too much for a unified Germany; Chancellor Kohl claimed it would not cost a pfennig. I use the term unified rather than reunified as one of my Treuhand students corrected me when I used the latter, saying that reunification would only be achieved when Pomerania, Silesia and other lost territories were once again part of Germany.

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