Germany 2 MARK Max Planck 1963 F

Germany · 1963 · 2 marks

Commemorative coinUncommonAU · About uncirculated

€5.35estimate in AU

3,752,000coins minted

N845 KM116 J392

RAReference number RARA-ZSZ8B

Commemorative coin

Tribute to Max Planck (2 mark, 1957-1971)

The coin's story

This 2 Deutsche Mark coin in cupronickel, 75% copper and 25% nickel, pays tribute to the physicist Max Planck (1858-1947). On 14 December 1900, Planck presented to the German Physical Society in Berlin the hypothesis of energy quanta, regarded as the birth of quantum theory. He received the Nobel Prize in Physics for 1918 for this discovery. The portrait is the work of Karl Roth, who also engraved the federal eagle on the other side. The type was struck from 1957 to 1971. The 1963 date has 3,752,000 pieces in Stuttgart. The coin ceased to be legal tender on 1 August 1973.

ObverseThe Portrait of Max Planck

MAX PLANCK 1858-1947

Design: The portrait of Max Planck, in profile.
Legend: MAX PLANCK 1858-1947.

KREngraved by Karl Roth

ReverseThe Federal Eagle

BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND 1963 2 F DEUTSCHE MARK »

Design: The federal eagle and the value, the mint letter to the right of the stem of the 2.
Legend: BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND (Federal Republic of Germany).
Date: 1963.
Mark: F, the Stuttgart Mint.
Denomination: 2 DEUTSCHE MARK.

KREngraved by Karl Roth

Specifications

Denomination2 marks
Year1963
Mintage3,752,000
MintStuttgart (F)
MaterialCopper-nickel
ShapeRound
Diameter26.75 mm
Thickness1.79 mm
Weight7.01 g
EdgeThe edge is plain, with the inscription EINIGKEIT UND RECHT UND FREIHEIT (Unity and justice and freedom)
ScriptsLatin