noun
- a former monetary unit of Germany, equal to one hundredth of a deutsche mark
Usage: historical
Examples
- The old German coin was worth fifty pfennigs.
- Before the euro, Germans used marks and pfennigs.
- She found a few pfennigs in her grandmother’s jewelry box.
- The price was listed as two marks and thirty pfennigs.
- Collectors still trade in old pfennig coins.
- The pfennig was discontinued when Germany adopted the euro.