10 Deutsche Mark (40 Years of Federal Republic - Pattern) ND (1989) front 10 Deutsche Mark (40 Years of Federal Republic - Pattern) ND (1989) back
10 Deutsche Mark (40 Years of Federal Republic - Pattern) ND (1989) photo
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10 Deutsche Mark 40 Years of Federal Republic - Pattern ND

1989 year
Silver (.625) 14.70 g -
Description
Issuer
Federal Republic of Germany
Period
Federal Republic (1949-date)
Type
Pattern
Year
1989
Value
10 Deutsche Mark (10&nbspDEM)
Currency
Deutsche Mark (1948-2001)
Composition
Silver (.625)
Weight
14.70 g
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-05
References
Numista
N#303325
Rarity index
91%

Reverse

Coat of arms of the 11 "Länder" included in the German Federal Republic. The coat of arms are gathered together with strings. This is shaped like the number 40, symbolizing the 40 years of the GFR.
In clockwise order:
Lower Saxony - horse
North Rhine-Westphalia - river, horse and rose
Rhineland-Palatinate - cross, wheel and lion
Bremen - key
Schleswig-Holstein - 2 lions and nettle leaf
Baden-Württemberg - 3 lions
Bavaria - diamonds
Berlin - bear
Saarland - 2 lions, cross and 3 eagles on a ribbon
Hamburg - castle
Hesse - lion

Script: Latin

Lettering: BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND · 1949 · 1989

Engraver: Reinhart Heinsdorff

Edge

Plain

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the Pattern 10 Deutsche Mark (40 Years of Federal Republic - Pattern) ND (1989) coin is that it was minted in a limited quantity of only 50,000 pieces, making it a rare and sought-after collector's item among numismatists.