5 Mark (Carl von Ossietzky) 1989 front 5 Mark (Carl von Ossietzky) 1989 back
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5 Mark Carl von Ossietzky

1989 year
Nickel brass 12.20 g 29 mm
Description
Issuer
German Democratic Republic (Germany)
Period
Democratic Republic (1949-1990)
Type
Non-circulating coin
Year
1989
Value
5 Mark (5&nbspDDM)
Currency
Mark (1948-1990)
Composition
Nickel brass
Weight
12.20 g
Diameter
29 mm
Thickness
2.07 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Demonetized
30 June 1990
Updated
2024-10-04
References
Numista
N#2809
Rarity index
67%

Reverse

Portrait of Carl von Ossietzky (1889-1938), a German pacifist intellectual who held the Noble Peace Prize of 1935.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CARL VON OSSIETZKY · 1889 - 1938
R D

Engravers: Gerhard Rommel, Dietrich Dorfstecher

Edge

Smooth with value repeated

Script: Latin

Lettering: * 5 MARK * 5 MARK * 5 MARK * 5 MARK

Comment

Previously AKS# 841 and AKS# 541.

Interesting fact

The 5 Mark coin (Carl von Ossietzky) 1989 from German Democratic Republic (Germany) made of Nickel brass weighing 12.20 g is a non-circulating coin that was minted to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Carl von Ossietzky, a German pacifist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1989 A 3066 - - - - - -

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