Germany 2 MARK Kurt Schumacher 1988 J

Germany · 1988 · 2 marks

Commemorative coinUncommonAU · About uncirculated

€2.20estimate in AU

6,010,000coins minted

N1934 KM149 J424

RAReference number RARA-FR8KD

Commemorative coin

30th anniversary of the Federal Republic (1949-1979)

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 Kurt Schumacher (1895-1952) was issued from 1979 for the thirtieth anniversary of the Federal Republic, hence the dates 1949-1979. A volunteer in 1914, Schumacher lost his right arm at the front, a Social Democratic member of the Reichstag from 1930, he spent more than ten years in Nazi concentration camps. Chairman of the SPD from 1946, he was defeated by Theodor Heuss in the presidential election of 1949 and became leader of the opposition. The planchet is nickel clad with cupronickel. The type was struck until 1993, the 1988 date has 6,010,000 pieces in Hamburg. The coin ceased to be legal tender on 31 December 2001.

ObverseThe Portrait of Kurt Schumacher

BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND 1949-1979

Design: The facing portrait of Kurt Schumacher.
Legend: BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND (Federal Republic of Germany).
Dates: 1949 1979.

HDEngraved by Hans-Joachim Dobler

ReverseThe Federal Eagle

BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND 1988 J 2 DEUTSCHE MARK

Design: The federal eagle above the value, with the mint letter.
Legend: BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND (Federal Republic of Germany).
Date: 1988.
Mark: J, the Hamburg Mint.
Denomination: 2 DEUTSCHE MARK.

RHEngraved by Reinhart Heinsdorff

Specifications

Denomination2 marks
Year1988
Mintage6,010,000
MintHambourg (J)
MaterialCopper-nickel
ShapeRound
Diameter26.75 mm
Thickness1.8 mm
Weight6.95 g
EdgeThe edge is plain, with the inscription EINIGKEIT UND RECHT UND FREIHEIT (Unity and justice and freedom)
ScriptsLatin