Germany 2 MARK Konrad Adenauer 1978 J

Germany · 1978 · 2 marks

Commemorative coinUncommonAU · About uncirculated

€4.12estimate in AU

3,392,000coins minted

N844 KM124

RAReference number RARA-GILZ8

Commemorative coin

20th anniversary of the Constitution of the Federal Republic (1949-1969)

The coin's story

This 2 Deutsche Mark coin belongs to the series of circulating coins bearing the effigies of great figures of the Federal Republic. The portrait of Konrad Adenauer (1876-1967) was issued from 1969 for the twentieth anniversary of the Federal Republic, hence the dates 1949-1969. The first Federal Chancellor, from 1949 to 1963, Adenauer worked for rapprochement with France and for European integration. Both sides are the work of Reinhart Heinsdorff. The planchet is nickel clad with cupronickel. The type was struck until 1987, the 1978 date has 3,392,000 pieces in Hamburg. The coin ceased to be legal tender on 31 December 2001.

ObverseThe Portrait of Konrad Adenauer

1949 • BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND • 1969

Design: The portrait of Konrad Adenauer.
Legend: BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND (Federal Republic of Germany).
Dates: 1949 1969.

RHEngraved by Reinhart Heinsdorff

ReverseThe Federal Eagle

BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND 1978 J 2 DEUTSCHE MARK

Design: The federal eagle above the value, with the mint letter.
Legend: BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND (Federal Republic of Germany).
Date: 1978.
Mark: J, the Hamburg Mint.
Denomination: 2 DEUTSCHE MARK.

RHEngraved by Reinhart Heinsdorff

Specifications

Denomination2 marks
Year1978
Mintage3,392,000
MintHambourg (J)
MaterialCopper-nickel clad nickel (Magnimat)
ShapeRound
Diameter26.75 mm
Thickness1.79 mm
Weight6.94 g
EdgeThe edge is plain, with the inscription EINIGKEIT UND RECHT UND FREIHEIT (Unity and justice and freedom)
ScriptsLatin