2 Deutsche Mark Max Planck
| Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel) | 7 g | 26.75 mm |
| Issuer | Federal Republic of Germany |
|---|---|
| Period | Federal Republic (1949-date) |
| Type | Circulating commemorative coin |
| Years | 1957-1971 |
| Value | 2 Deutsche Mark (2 DEM) |
| Currency | Deutsche Mark (1948-2001) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel) |
| Weight | 7 g |
| Diameter | 26.75 mm |
| Thickness | 1.79 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | 1 August 1973 |
| Updated | 2024-10-05 |
| Numista | N#845 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 5% |
Reverse
Portrait of Max Planck (1858 - 1947) left, a physicist considered as the father of quantum theory with the inscription gives his name and the dates of his birth and his death around the rim.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
MAX PLANCK
*1858-1947+
Engraver: Karl Roth
Edge
Smooth and inscripted (edge text may be up or down) with oak leaves between words.
Script: Latin
Lettering: EINIGKEIT UND RECHT UND FREIHEIT
Translation: Unity and Justice and Freedom
Comment
Varieties are known.
Reverse
Die A - bold beads and script, cut of nose of "1" in "1858" points to bead.
Die B - fine beads and script, cut of nose of "1" in "1858"points to bead.
Die C - bold beads and script, cut of nose of "1" in "1858" points to middle of "1."
Picture: © Images courtesy of Alexandr Prokofyev.
