Germany 2 MARK Theodor Heuss 1970 F

Germany · 1970 · 2 marks

Commemorative coinUncommonAU · About uncirculated

€2.11estimate in AU

8,426,000coins minted

N1935 KMA127 J407

RAReference number RARA-NI8BD

Commemorative coin

20th anniversary 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 Theodor Heuss (1884-1963) was issued from 1970 for the twentieth anniversary of the Federal Republic, hence the dates 1949-1969. A journalist and liberal member of parliament under the Weimar Republic, Heuss took part in drafting the Basic Law. Elected the first Federal President on 12 September 1949, he was re-elected in 1954 and left office in 1959. The portrait was engraved by Karl-Ulrich Nuss, the eagle by Reinhart Heinsdorff. The 1970 date has 8,426,000 pieces in Stuttgart. The coin ceased to be legal tender on 31 December 2001.

ObverseThe Portrait of Theodor Heuss

BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND 1949 – 1969

Design: The portrait of Theodor Heuss.
Legend: BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND (Federal Republic of Germany).
Dates: 1949 – 1969.

KNEngraved by Karl-Ulrich Nuss

ReverseThe Federal Eagle

BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND 1970 F 2 DEUTSCHE MARK

Design: The federal eagle above the value, with the mint letter.
Legend: BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND (Federal Republic of Germany).
Date: 1970.
Mark: F, the Stuttgart Mint.
Denomination: 2 DEUTSCHE MARK.

RHEngraved by Reinhart Heinsdorff

Specifications

Denomination2 marks
Year1970
Mintage8,426,000
MintStuttgart (F)
MaterialCopper-nickel clad nickel (Magnimat)
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