1 Deutsche Mark

Features

Issuer	German Democratic Republic (Germany)
Period	Democratic Republic (1949-1990)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1956-1963
Value	1 Mark (1 DDM)
Currency	Mark (1948-1990)
Composition	Aluminium
Weight	2.4 g
Diameter	25 mm
Thickness	2.1 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	30 June 1990
Number	N# 6076
References	KM# 13 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# 13 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Obverse

State emblem (hammer and a compass, surrounded by wreath of ears with a ribbon displaying the flag colors: black, red and gold).

Script: Latin

Lettering:
DEUTSCHE DEMOKRATISCHE
* REPUBLIK *

Translation:
German Democratic
Republic

Reverse

Value flanked by oak leaves, mintmark above.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
A
1
DEUTSCHE
MARK
1963

Engraver: Rudi Högner

Edge

Smooth with imprints (13 small 6-rays stars).

Mint

A	Berlin, Germany (1280-date)

Comments

A few different dies are known. There are many differences between dies, here marked those, which are enough for attribution.

Obverse
Die 1 - small embossed and spaced grains, at the bottom stalks snuggle to short ribbon.
Die 2 - large flat grains, at the bottom stalks protrude from long ribbon.

Reverse
Die 1956 - embossed font, small serifs at the right top of K to MARK.
Die 1962 - flat font, small serifs at the right top of K to MARK.
Die 1963 - flat font, very long serif at the right top of K to MARK.
Picture: © Images courtesy of Alexandr Prokofyev.

Combinations
Obverse Die 1 + Reverse 1956.
Obverse Die 1 + Reverse 1962.
Obverse Die 2 + Reverse 1963.

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	References	Frequency
Undetermined
1956 A	112 108 235	$ 0.53	$ 0.53	$ 0.53	$ 0.58	$ 0.93	$ 1.20	$ 2.30	KM# 13 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).	82%
1962 A	45 920 218			$ 0.48	$ 0.48	$ 1.10	$ 1.10	$ 2.30	KM# 13 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).	28%
1963 A	31 909 934			$ 0.46	$ 0.57	$ 0.57	$ 2.30	$ 2.30	KM# 13 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).	17%

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