1919 Poland 1 Fenig

The 1919 1 Fenig was struck at the Berlin Mint, a necessity for the fledgling Polish state that lacked its own facilities after World War I.

That arrangement reflected Weimar Germany's influence on early Polish currency, with designs echoing German aesthetics while asserting Polish independence. The coin features a simple wreath on the reverse and the Polish eagle on the obverse, all on a bronze planchet weighing about 1.25 grams.

Mintage figures for this specific year are murky; records from the era were often incomplete or destroyed in later conflicts. As for its circulation, it served everyday transactions in a chaotic postwar economy.

Collectors might note the occasional off-center strike, a byproduct of rushed production. Berlin's finest, handling Polish coins like this one, probably rolled their eyes at the irony.