10 Pfennigs (Pattern) 1965-1968 front 10 Pfennigs (Pattern) 1965-1968 back
10 Pfennigs (Pattern) 1965-1968 photo
© Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg

10 Pfennigs Pattern

 
Brass plated iron 4.35 g 20.98 mm
Description
Issuer
German Democratic Republic (Germany)
Period
Democratic Republic (1949-1990)
Type
Pattern
Years
1965-1968
Value
10 Pfennigs (10 Pfennige) (0.10&nbspDDM)
Currency
Mark (1948-1990)
Composition
Brass plated iron
Weight
4.35 g
Diameter
20.98 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-04
References
Numista
N#307874
Rarity index
92%

Reverse

The value and an oak leaf and the mintmark above

Script: Latin

Lettering:
A
10 PFENNIG
1965

Engraver: Rudi Högner

Edge

Plain

Comment

This type is lighter than the 1968 pattern.

Interesting fact

The Pattern 10 Pfennigs coin was designed by artist Heinz Schönfeld and features a unique pattern on its reverse side, which includes a stylized image of a wheat ear and the number 10. This pattern was intended to make the coin more easily recognizable and harder to counterfeit.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1965 A 27 - - - - - -

Values in the table are based on evaluations by sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only for 10 Pfennigs (Pattern) 1965-1968 coin.