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 · 1956 · 1 mark1 mark of the GDR (1956-1963)
This aluminium 1 mark 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 value still bears the name DEUTSCHE MARK, between oak leaves, designed like the obverse by Rudi Högner. The type was struck in Berlin from 1956 to 1963, and the plain edge is decorated with 13 stars. The 1956 date has 112,108,235 pieces. The coin ceased to be legal tender on 30 June 1990, on the eve of monetary union with the Federal Republic.
Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 2.2 mm.
1 pfennig1952 · 17 mm
5 pfennigs1952 · 19 mm
10 francs1954 · 20 mm
10 pfennigs1952 · 21 mm
50 pfennigs1958 · 23 mm
20 francs1954 · 23.65 mm
100 francs1955 · 24.15 mm
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