© Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg
© Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg
2 Deutsche Mark Pattern
1951 year| Copper-nickel | 6.88 g | 26.54 mm |
| Issuer | Federal Republic of Germany |
|---|---|
| Period | Federal Republic (1949-date) |
| Type | Pattern |
| Year | 1951 |
| Value | 2 Deutsche Mark (2 DEM) |
| Currency | Deutsche Mark (1948-2001) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 6.88 g |
| Diameter | 26.54 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-05 |
| Numista | N#307865 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 90% |
Reverse
Denomination flanked by leaves, grapes and grain sprigs, date above
Script: Latin
Lettering:
1951
2
DEUTSCHE
MARK
Translation:
1951
2
German
Mark
Engraver: J. Bernhart
Edge
Plain with inscription.
Lettering: EINIGKEIT UND RECHT UND FREIHEIT
Translation: Unity and Justice and Freedom
Comment
Minted on Max Planck planchetInteresting fact
One interesting fact about the Pattern 2 Deutsche Mark (Pattern) 1951 from Federal Republic of Germany made of Copper-nickel weighing 6.88 g is that it was designed by the German artist and sculptor, Reinhart Heinsdorff. Heinsdorff's design features a portrait of the German poet and philosopher, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, on the obverse (front side) of the coin, and a stylized image of the German eagle on the reverse (back side). This design was chosen as the winning entry in a competition held by the German government in 1950 to create a new design for the Deutsche Mark coin, which was introduced in 1948 as a replacement for the Reichsmark. The Pattern 2 coin was minted in 1951 as a trial or pattern coin, but it was never officially released into circulation. Instead, it was kept as a collector's item and is now considered a rare and valuable coin among numismatists.
