MY COLLECTION - ALBUM NO 7 - SOVIET UNION & EUROPE - GERMANY - WEST & EAST GERMANY COINS

CHAPPIDI ABHIRATH REDDY,
C/O COL GKS REDDY,

Secunderabad - 500 015.



West Germany Coins.

          The Deutsche Mark (help·info) (German pronunciation: [ˈdɔʏtʃə ˈmaʁk], German mark, abbreviated "DM") was the official currency ofWest Germany (1948–1990) and unified Germany (1990–2002) until the adoption of the euro in 2002. It is commonly called the "Deutschmark" in English but not in German. Germans often say "Mark" (help·info) or "D-Mark" (help·info). It was first issued under Allied occupation in 1948 replacing the Reichsmark, and served as the Federal Republic of Germany's official currency from its founding the following year until 1999, when the mark was replaced by the euro; its coins and banknotes remained in circulation, defined in terms of euros, until the introduction of euro notes and coins in early 2002. The Deutsche Mark ceased to be legal tenderimmediately upon the introduction of the euro—in contrast to the other Eurozone nations, where the euro and legacy currency circulated side by side for up to two months. Mark coins and banknotes continued to be accepted as valid forms of payment in Germany until 28 February 2002. However in 2012, it was estimated that as many 13.2 billion marks were in circulation, with polls showing a narrow majority of Germans favouring the currency's restoration. 

       The Deutsche Bundesbank has guaranteed that all German marks in cash form may be changed into euros indefinitely, and one may do so at any branch of the Bundesbank in Germany. Banknotes can even be sent to the bank by mail.

          On 31 December 1998, the Council of the European Union fixed the irrevocable exchange rate, effective 1 January 1999, for German mark to euros as DM 1.95583 = €1. One Deutsche Mark was divided into 100 Pfennig.

West Germany – One Pfennig – Copper – 1981

West Germany – Two Pfennig – Copper – 1991

West Germany – Five Pfennig – Bronze – 1949

West Germany – Five Pfennig – Brass – 1950

West Germany – 10 Pfennig – Bronze – 1949

West Germany – Ten Pfennig – Brass – 1987

West Germany – Fifty Pfennig – Reeded Edge – Nickel - 1950

West Germany – Fifty Pfennig – Plain Edge – Nickel – 1990

West Germany – One Mark – Nickel – 1975

West Germany – Five Marks – Nickel – 1990

East Germany Coins

          The East German mark (German: Mark der DDR (help·info)) commonly called the eastern mark ( Ostmark (help·info) in West Germany and after the reunification), in East Germany only Mark, was the currency of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). Its ISO 4217 currency code was DDM. The currency was known officially as the Deutsche Mark from 1948 to 1964,Mark der Deutschen Notenbank from 1964 to 1967, and from 1968 to 1990 as the Mark der DDR (Mark of the GDR); it was referred to colloquially as simply the Mark. It was divided into 100 Pfennig (Pf). 

East Germany – One Pfennig – Nickel – 1968

East Germany – Five Pfennig – Nickel – 1978

East Germany – Fifty Pfennig – Nickel – 1987

East Germany – One Deutsche Mark – Aluminium – 1956

East Germany – Two Deutsche Mark – Aluminium – 1957

East Germany – Five Deutsche Mark – 20^th Anniversary of DDR - Copper – 1969

East Germany –Ten Deutsche Mark – 25^th Anniversary of DDR – 1974

East Germany – Twenty Deutsche Mark – Heinrich Mann – 1971

East Germany – Twenty Deutsche Marks – Ernst ThalMann – Nickel - 1971

Note - Some of the images of coins in my collection, have been taken from the Gallery to the extent available, to save on time & effort involved in photography & editing.