Germany 500 MARK 1923 A

Germany · 1923 · 500 marks

Circulating coinCommonAU · About uncirculated

€3.92estimate in AU

59,277,808coins minted

N7978 KM36 J305

RAReference number RARA-Q8DNH

Circulating coin

Hyperinflation coinage (1923)

The coin's story

This aluminium 500 mark coin was struck in 1923, at the height of the hyperinflation of the Weimar Republic. One side shows the displayed eagle and the motto EINIGKEIT UND RECHT UND FREIHEIT (Unity and justice and freedom), the other, the value and the date between two oak branches. Both sides were designed by Josef Wackerle. On 15 November 1923, the Rentenmark replaced the paper mark at a rate of one trillion marks to one Rentenmark. The date has 59,277,808 pieces in Berlin, and the coin ceased to be legal tender on 11 October 1924.

ObverseThe Eagle

EINIGKEIT UND RECHT UND FREIHEIT

Design: The displayed eagle surrounded by the motto, a star in the exergue.
Motto: EINIGKEIT UND RECHT UND FREIHEIT (Unity and justice and freedom).

JWEngraved by Josef Wackerle

ReverseThe Value

DEUTSCHES REICH 500 MARK 1923 A

Design: The value and the date in the centre, the mint letter between two oak branches, all surrounded by the legend.
Legend: DEUTSCHES REICH (German Reich).
Denomination: 500 MARK.
Date: 1923.
Mark: A, the Berlin Mint.

JWEngraved by Josef Wackerle