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Definition of Pfennige
1. pfennig [n] - See also: pfennig
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pfennige
Literary usage of Pfennige
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Outlines of the History of Medicine and the Medical Profession by Johann Hermann Baas, Henry Ebenezer Handerson (1889)
"In 'Darmstadt a pound of meat cost only IB pfennige; 100 kilos (220 pounds) of
barley, 5 marks; of wheat, 7 marks, 20 pfennige; ..."
2. The History of Currency, 1252-1894: Being an Account of the Gold and Silver by William Arthur Shaw (1896)
"256 pfennige. . =i 512 Heller. = 4352 Eschen or Grain. For the purpose of standard
of alloy the mark was differently subdivided. Thus— Gold alloy weight— . ..."
3. Sumptuary Law in Nürnberg: A Study in Paternal Government by Kent Roberts Greenfield (1918)
"The corresponding charges for a middle-class pall were sixty pfennige and thirty
pfennige; for the third-class, twenty pfennige and ten pfennige. ..."
4. The Standard of Living in Japan by Kokichi Morimoto (1918)
"The corresponding charges for a middle.ciass pall were sixty pfennige and thirty
pfennige; for the third.class, twenty pfennige and ten pfennige. ..."
5. Berlin as a Medical Center: A Guide for American Practitioners and Students by Horatio Ripley Bigelow (1885)
"One can have a bouillon, a roast with compot, and a glass of beer for 70 pfennige,
or, if he wishes to ... Sandwiches can be had anywhere for 10 pfennige. ..."
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