1950 German Pfennig
Originally uploaded by mikehillwig
I like to think I’m a pretty good uncle. Since Sarah was a baby, I’ve been on the lookout for things to give her that are unique or memorable. About a year ago, I gave her an autographed copy of The Princess Diaries. That’s a whole story in itself.
Tonight, I was going through my fireproof box and came across this. I had completely forgotten I had it. It’s a 1950 German Pfennig. One of these days, I’m going to give it to her.
Not only is this thing almost 60 years old (which is older than my dad) but Germany doesn’t have its own currency anymore. All you can use there is the Euro.
I want Sarah to someday be able to tell her kids that her Uncle Mike gave this to her when she was a girl. By then it’ll be REALLY old. It won’t be as cool as the photo we take in front of the Eiffel Tower in a few years, but it’ll be close.