ObverseThe Arms of the GDR
DEUTSCHE DEMOKRATISCHE REPUBLIK
- Design
- The hammer and compass within a wreath of rye tied with a ribbon.
- Legend
- DEUTSCHE DEMOKRATISCHE REPUBLIK (German Democratic Republic).
RHEngraved by Rudi Högner
Germany · 1968 · 1 pfennigSeries of 1 pfennig with the arms of the GDR (1960-1990)
This aluminium 1 pfennig coin was struck by the German Democratic Republic (GDR). It bears the State emblem: the hammer and compass within a wreath of rye tied with a ribbon in the colours black, red and gold. The currency of the East was created in June 1948, in response to the currency reform of the western zones of 20 June. The reverse, engraved by Rudi Högner, shows the value between two oak leaves. The type was struck from 1960 to 1990. According to Numista, the 1968 date, which bears the letter A of Berlin, was actually struck at the Leningrad Mint, in the Soviet Union, in 813,680,000 pieces. The coin ceased to be legal tender on 1 July 1991, after monetary union with the Federal Republic.
Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 1.6 mm.
jeton1971 · 18.8 mm
5 pfennigs1968 · 19 mm
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50 pfennigs1969 · 20 mm
50 pfennigs1970 · 20 mm
10 pfennigs1967 · 21 mm
20 pfennigs1969 · 22.2 mm
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