German or Prussian coins. Very tiny. Can not find any info on. Help!

[dg39]

About fifteen years ago I bought a box of WW-2 items from an old veteran. In the box were several of these tiny coins.Probably 1 mark, 2 mark and 5 mark. I have searched coin books to no avail. I see similar coins but none as small as these. Are they official coins or children's play money. Either way perhaps some one in Germany or Bavaria can help me on this. They have puzzled me for a long time..Notice their size beside a Penney. If you need anymore pic's let me know.
DG

 

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[viper771]

AH i have a coin similar to your bottom pict with the eagle, but its from the ww2 era. Mine is a 1 reich pfenning.. has an eagle on the back (like yours ) but a big 1 on the other side. Yours is prob from the ww1 era-post ww1 era since it has the KAISER on there I hope this helps! I am pretty sure is a pfenning.

 

[dugupfinds]

Yeah, I agree

 

[tinpan]

Hi nice coins,i have 1 Mark 1915 silver and was brought back to australia from the french battlefields of WW1 eagle one side and mark written the other side.I believe your coin might be is pre -ww1

tinpan

 

[dg39]

But these coins are so very tiny! One-fourth the size of a U.S. Dime. That's what is so unusual. Look at the size next to a penny. Did they make such small coins? You could not keep track of them. They weigh nothing, have no mass.
DG

 

[viper771]

you should see the small silver kruezers birdman has found.. they are the same size as your coins, and SUPER thin! I dunno how you could keep them without losing some by accident. better for us MDers

 

[dg39]

Thanks! I just never knew that such small coins were made.

 

[Eu_citzen]

They are German and one is from "a German king (kaiser) Wilhelm II who lived about 1859-1941.
The eagle is a symbol, if I remember correctly they have one in their "Reichstag"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Germany

 

[dugupfinds]

Where did he "Roll" Germany, to the left or to the right or straight on??

 

[Skrimpy]

I think those were the years the Kaiser lived. He was born in 1858 and became King of Prussia in 1888. He fled Germany in 1918 after he was forced to abdicate.

 

[dugupfinds]

Sorry bad joke.

I knew he meant Ruled.

 

[Skrimpy]

Knew you were joking. Thought e_citzen might want to change his post to "lived", rather than "ruled".

 

[AU24K]

I believe that if they have no date or valuation (i.e. 1pfennig) then more than likely they are play money or copies for souvineer purposes.
Scott

 

[Eu_citzen]

Where did he "Roll" Germany, to the left or to the right or straight on??

Up to the north east!
I canged it now, hope your happy

 

[dugupfinds]

Where did he "Roll" Germany, to the left or to the right or straight on??

Up to the north east!
I canged it now, hope your happy

Always happy, happiest whilst digging.