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101 coins · from 1848 to 1981 · 26 denominations · 14 mints
GDR 16 Prussia 3 Sarre 2 Saar 2 FRG 1 Bade 1
Rarest coin

East Germany (GDR) 5 Mark 20th anniversary DDR 1969 - Rare version with 25% nickel

12,471coins minted

Issued for the 20th anniversary of the creation of the GDR, this commemorative 5 Mark reflects the East German state's desire to assert its legitimacy. Of the 50,221,667 struck, 39,718,677 were melted down, making the quantity actually in circulation much lower.

Metal bronze-nickelDiameter 28.95 mmWeight 10.08 gMint Berlin (A)
N 3110 KM 22.1 J 1524 AKS 95
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Denominations

1 pfennig23 10 pfennigs16 5 pfennigs14 50 pfennigs8 2 marks8 2 pfennigs6 5 marks4 1 mark3 3 marks2 ½ mark1 jeton1 500 marks1 50 francs1 5 mark1 3 pfennigs1 25 pfennig1

Mints

  • ABerlin37
  • JHambourg11
  • FStuttgart11
  • DMunich9
  • GKarlsruhe7
  • —Monnaie de Paris4

Engravers

AJAdolf Jäger15 coins
FKFranz Paul Krischker14 coins
HSHans Herbert Schweitzer12 coins
RHRudi Högner8 coins
OVOtto Vogt7 coins

Rarity

Common 62 Uncommon 23 Rare 10 Fairly common 1 Common 1

Metal

Copper41 Aluminium23 Zinc12 Iron10 Silver8 Nickel6

All coins 101 coins, from the most recent to the oldest

1957East Germany (GDR) 2 Mark 1957 A 1956East Germany (GDR) 1 Mark 1956 A 1955Sarre 100 francs 1955 1954Sarre 50 francs 1954 1954Sarre 20 francs 1954 1954Sarre 10 francs 1954 1952East Germany 1 pfennig 1952 large A 1952East Germany 10 pfennigs 1952 E 1952East Germany (GDR) 5 pfennigs 1952 A 1951Germany - 5 deutsche mark - 1951 1950Germany 1 pfennig 1950 E 1950East Germany (GDR) 50 pfennigs 1950 A 1950Germany 5 pfennigs 1950 F 1950Germany 5 pfennigs 1950 small J 1950Germany 1 pfennig 1950 F 1950Germany 1 pfennig 1950 small J 1950Germany 10 pfennig 1950 D 1949Germany 5 pfennigs 1949 D 1949Germany 10 Reichspfennig 1949 D pointed grains 1949Germany 10 Reichspfennig 1949 F 1949Germany 10 Reichspfennig 1949 small J 1948East Germany 10 pfennigs 1948 A 1948East Germany (GDR) 5 PFENNIG 1948 A 1943Germany (Third Reich) 1 REICHSPFENNIG 1943 A