Obverse
BANK DEUTSCHER LÄNDER 1949
Value “10 PFENNIG” between ears of wheat, surrounded by oak leaves.
AJEngraved by Adolf Jäger
Germany · 1949 · 10 pfennigs10 pfennig de la Bank deutscher Länder (1949)
The value surrounded by ears of wheat and the mint mark J (small J) on a wreath of oak leaves symbolize the post-war monetary novelty. Struck in 1949 in Hamburg, this steel coin plated in brass marks the return to economic stability in the Federal Republic.
Value “10 PFENNIG” between ears of wheat, surrounded by oak leaves.
Mint mark “J” and date 1949 under the legend BANK DEUTSCHER LÄNDER.
Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 1.7 mm.
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1 pfennig1950 · 17 mm
1 pfennig1952 · 17 mm
5 pfennigs1948 · 19 mm