ObverseThe Hammer and Compass
1952
- Design
- The hammer and compass on two ears of wheat.
- Date
- 1952.
FKEngraved by Franz Paul Krischker
Germany · 1952 · 5 pfennigsSecond series of the GDR, 5 pfennig (1952-1953)
This aluminium 5 pfennig coin belongs to the second series of the German Democratic Republic, struck only in 1952 and 1953. The hammer and compass set on two ears of wheat replaced the gear wheel of the first series: they symbolise the alliance of the working class, the peasants and the intelligentsia, after the emblem of the five-year plan. The coins still bear the name DEUTSCHLAND. They were struck in Berlin (A) and Muldenhütten (E). The 1952 date has 113,397,000 pieces in Berlin. The coin ceased to be legal tender on 31 December 1970.
Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 2 mm.
1935Germany (Third Reich) 50 REICHSPFENNIG 1935 D
1937Germany 2 reichsmark 1937 E - Third Reich
1937Germany 5 reichsmark 1937 A - Third Reich
1937Germany (Third Reich) 5 REICHSPFENNIG 1937 A
1938Germany (Third Reich) 5 reichspfennigs 1938 A
1938Germany (Third Reich) 1 REICHSPFENNIG 1938 E
1939Germany (Third Reich) 1 REICHSPFENNIG 1939 A
1940Germany (Third Reich) 1 REICHSPFENNIG 1940 A
1948East Germany (GDR) 5 PFENNIG 1948 A
1948East Germany 10 pfennigs 1948 A
1 pfennig1950 · 16.5 mm
1 pfennig1950 · 16.5 mm
1 pfennig1950 · 17 mm
1 pfennig1952 · 17 mm
5 pfennigs1949 · 18.5 mm
5 pfennigs1950 · 18.5 mm
5 pfennigs1950 · 18.5 mm
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