5 Mark Carl von Ossietzky

Features

Issuer	German Democratic Republic (Germany)
Period	Democratic Republic (1949-1990)
Type	Non-circulating coins
Year	1989
Value	5 Mark (5 DDM)
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
Number	N# 2809
References	KM# 131 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# 128 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes). , J# 1628 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Die deutschen Münzen seit 1871. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes). , AKS# 133 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

Carl von Ossietzky's 100th birthday.

Obverse

Emblem of the German Democratic Republic
Berlin mint mark (A)
Issuing date and value

Script: Latin

Lettering:
DEUTSCHE DEMOKRATISCHE REPUBLIK
A
1989 5 MARK

Engraver: Gerhard Rommel

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

Mint

A	Berlin, Germany (1280-date)

Comments

Previously AKS# 841 and AKS# 541.

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Date	Mintage	UNC	References		Frequency
Undetermined
1989 A	3 066			Proof	7%
1989 A	50 400	$ 32	KM# 131 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).		96%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Heritage Auctions 2022 May 29 The Kansas Collection of German Coins Showcase Auction 61272 Lot 97439	29 May 2022	1989 A – Proof	UNC (NGC PR67 Ultra Cameo)	USD 149.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 186 Lot 1052	13 Mar 2026	1989 A – KM# 131	UNC	USD 17.40 (EUR 15.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 184 Lot 1533	27 Feb 2026	1989 A – KM# 131	UNC	USD 39.43 (EUR 34.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 182 Lot 791	6 Feb 2026	1989 A – KM# 131	UNC	USD 44.07 (EUR 38.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 154 Lot 785	12 Apr 2025	1989 A – KM# 131	UNC	USD 23.20 (EUR 20.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 149 Lot 1624	8 Feb 2025	1989 A – KM# 131	UNC	USD 29.00 (EUR 25.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 149 Lot 1623	8 Feb 2025	1989 A – KM# 131	UNC	USD 23.20 (EUR 20.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 146 Lot 1763	14 Dec 2024	1989 A – KM# 131	UNC	USD 30.16 (EUR 26.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 144 Lot 1289	17 Nov 2024	1989 A – KM# 131	UNC	USD 41.75 (EUR 36.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 138 Lot 1586	27 Sep 2024	1989 A – KM# 131	UNC	USD 25.52 (EUR 22.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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