© Auktionen Münzhandlung Sonntag
© Auktionen Münzhandlung Sonntag
5 Deutsche Mark Otto Hahn
1979 year| Silver (.625) | 11.2 g | 29 mm |
| Issuer | Federal Republic of Germany |
|---|---|
| Period | Federal Republic (1949-date) |
| Type | Pattern |
| Year | 1979 |
| Value | 5 Deutsche Mark (5 DEM) |
| Currency | Deutsche Mark (1948-2001) |
| Composition | Silver (.625) |
| Weight | 11.2 g |
| Diameter | 29 mm |
| Thickness | 2.07 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | 1 January 2002 |
| Updated | 2024-10-05 |
| Numista | N#381699 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 94% |
Reverse
Chain reaction of nuclear fission
Script: Latin
Lettering:
OTTO HAHN
1879-1968
Engraver: Helmut Stromsky
Edge
Plain with incuse lettering
Lettering: ERSTE SPALTUNG DES URANKERNS 1938
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about the Pattern 5 Deutsche Mark (Otto Hahn) 1979 coin is that it features a unique design that was not ultimately adopted as the standard design for the Deutsche Mark currency. The coin was part of a series of pattern coins minted in 1979 to test new designs for the currency, and it features a portrait of Otto Hahn, a German chemist and Nobel laureate, on the obverse side. The reverse side of the coin depicts a stylized image of a atom, symbolizing Hahn's contributions to the field of chemistry. The coin's design was created by artist Reinhard Heinsdorff.
