Münzkabinett Berlin CC0

10 Deutsche Mark (German Federal Republic) – Germany

Non-circulating coins

Commemoration: 40th Anniversary of the German Federal Republic

Germany

Context

Year: 1989

Issuer: Germany

Period:

Federal Republic

(since 1949)

Currency:

Deutsche Mark

(1948—2001)

Demonetization: 31 December 2001

Total mintage: 8,350,000

Material

Diameter: 32.5 mm

Weight: 15.5 g

Silver weight: 9.69 g

Thickness: 2.25 mm

Shape: Round

Composition: 62.5% Silver

Standard: Silver half ounce

Magnetic: No

Technique: Milled

Alignment: Medal alignment

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References

KM: #173

Numista: #2996

Value

Exchange value: 10 DEM

Bullion value: $28.02

Inflation-adjusted value: 21.53 DEM

Obverse

Description:

German Federal Republic eagle, Karlsruhe mint mark (G), face value, and issuing date.

Inscription:

BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND

1989

10 DEUTSCHE MARK

G

Translation:

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY

1989

10 GERMAN MARKS

G

Script: Latin

Language: German

Engraver: Reinhart Heinsdorff

Reverse

Description:

Coat of arms of the 11 German states, arranged clockwise and bound with strings to form the number 40, marking 40 years of the Federal Republic. The sequence is: Lower Saxony (horse), North Rhine-Westphalia (river, horse, rose), Rhineland-Palatinate (cross, wheel, lion), Bremen (key), Schleswig-Holstein (two lions, nettle leaf), Baden-Württemberg (three lions), Bavaria (diamonds), Berlin (bear), Saarland (two lions, cross, three eagles on ribbon), Hamburg (castle), Hesse (lion).

Inscription:

· BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND · 1949 · 1989

Script: Latin

Engraver: Reinhart Heinsdorff