The Pfennig (abbreviation Pf) is an old German coin or note, which existed from the 9th century until the introduction of the euro in 2002.
While a valuable coin during the Middle Ages, it lost its value through the years and was the minor coin of the Mark in the German Reich, the former Federal Republic of Germany (FRG, West Germany) and the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany), and after the German reunification in Germany until introduction of the euro.
As a currency sign the letter 'd' for 'denarius' in german kurrent script was used. A ligature of the letters 'p' and 'f' also existed for the pfennig: ₰. This ligature has nearly fallen out of use since the 1950s, with the demise and eventual abolition of the Reichsmark.
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