10 Mark USSR-GDR joint flight

Features

Issuer	German Democratic Republic (Germany)
Period	Democratic Republic (1949-1990)
Type	Non-circulating coins
Year	1978
Value	10 Mark (10 DDM)
Currency	Mark (1948-1990)
Composition	Nickel brass
Weight	12.00 g
Diameter	31 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Issued	28 August 1978
Demonetized	30 June 1990
Number	N# 18289
References	KM# 70 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# 67 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes). , J# 1568 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Die deutschen Münzen seit 1871. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes). , AKS# 70 Paul Arnold, Harald Küthmann, Dirk Steinhilber; 2022. Großer deutscher Münzkatalog: von 1800 bis heute = Great German Coin Catalog (37^th Edition). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany.

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Commemorative issue

Joint USSR-GDR orbital flight

Obverse

Value and date of the issue above coat of arms of the German Democratic Republic, the legend surrounding

Script: Latin

Lettering:
DEUTSCHE DEMOKRATISCHE REPUBLIK
10
1978 A MARK

Translation:
German Democratic Republic
10
1978 A Mark

Reverse

A Joint USSR-DDR orbital flight

Script: Latin

Lettering:
GEMEINSAMER WELTRAUMFLUG
UDSSR-DDR

Translation:
Common space flight
USSR-GDR

Edge

Smooth with inscription

Script: Latin

Lettering: 10 MARK * 10 MARK * 10 MARK * 10 MARK *

Mint

A	Berlin, Germany (1280-date)

Comments

The coin was issued on 28 August 1978, just two days later since the joint flight started while the first German cosmonaut still was in space.

Previously AKS# 770 and AKS# 440.

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Date	Mintage	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1978 A	756 825	$ 4.00	$ 4.60	$ 4.60	$ 5.70	165,660 melted	99%
1978 A	2 600					Proof	1.3%

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