Steve,the Nazi 50 Reichspfennig series is quite a challenge to collect.The ones in higher grades are worth quite a bit.I have only ever seen 1 example of the nickel Nazi 50 Reichspfennig coin. Aidan.
Steve,if you can find an example of the nickel Nazi 50 Reichspfennig for under US$20,you will have an extremely difficult time trying to find one. Aidan.
Thank you it makes life a lot easier when you can see what you are looking for LOL Great looking coin :thumb:
I am not realy into modern coins but this one took my fancy German 5M Balthasar Neumann (1687-1753) Commemorative minted at Stuttgart 'F' Mint mark Strangley enough he was born in Cheb, Bohemia anothe interest of mine, the coin shows the interior of the Vierzehnheiligen Basilica near Bamberg in Germany. I think it is stunning
Yes, I like that one too - even though in general I am not a big fan of baroque church architecture. On the edge there is actually a reference to the depicted church: "Wallfahrtskirche Vierzehnheiligen 1743-1772". Neumann was also depicted on the last 50 DM notes. This side http://aes.iupui.edu/rwise/banknote...45r-50DeutscheMark-1996(1997)-donatedPK_f.jpg shows his portrait, and some historic buildings in Würzburg, BY in the background. The other side http://aes.iupui.edu/rwise/banknote...45r-50DeutscheMark-1996(1997)-donatedPK_b.jpg shows elements of the abbey church in Neresheim, BW and of the "Residenz" castle in Würzburg ... Christian
This is my 1st Church RM and I am extreemly pleased to have finaly got one Potsdam Garrison Church 5 Reichsmark coin, this design was only minted 1934-1935 5RM Obverse: Deutsches Reich 5 Reichsmark. Eagle with 2 small Swastikas under the date 1934. Reverse: Potsdam Garrison Church F = Stuttgart This is from the second issue minus the date 21 March 1933
Hi Richie, Aidan cant answer as he has been banned, but if you re-read his comments, the coins were produced in 1938 & 1939 with a total of 7 mint marks for each year of issue. The Mint marks are as follows A = Berlin B = Vienna D = Munich E = Muldenhutten F = Stuttgart G = Karlsruhe J = Hamburg Hope that this is of some help to you :thumb:
Sure, thanks DeOrc. Seven seems excessive. Do you think that the number of mints has to do with the necessities of distribution, politics or both? richie
Well and this is mainly guess work LOL prior to the turn of the last centuary Germany was made up of a number of smaller states & principalities & as there were tensions between some of them I imagine it was politicaly expedient not to be reliant on just one or two mints, plus it made the distrabution of coinage a bit easier. Can you imagine the chaos of trying to produce some dozen or so different designed coins LOL This should give you some idea Kingdoms Capital City Prussia Berlin Bavaria Munich Saxony Dresden Württemberg Stuttgart Grand duchies Baden Karlsruhe Hesse Darmstadt Mecklenburg-Schwerin Schwerin Mecklenburg-Strelitz Neustrelitz Oldenburg Oldenburg Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Weimar Duchies Anhalt Dessau Brunswick Braunschweig Saxe-Altenburg Altenburg Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Coburg Saxe-Meiningen Meiningen Principalities Lippe Detmold Reuss, junior line Gera Reuss, senior line Greiz Schaumburg Lippe Bückeburg Schwarzburg Rudolstadt Rudolstadt Schwarzburg Sondershausen Sondershausen Waldeck Pyrmont Arolsen Free Hanseatic cities Bremen Hamburg Lübeck Imperial territory Alsace-Lorraine Strasbourg With the formation of the German Empire (January 18, 1871) they inherited the mints LOL. That of course does not include Vienna, that one was added as a result of the Nazi anchluss of Austria, of the 7 mints 6 of them remained in the new West Germany after WWII & East Germany had two A = Berlin E = Muldenhutten I am not sure if there were 2 or just one mint operating in Berlin though LOL Since reunification they are now operating 5 mints I believe. I hope that this is of help in understanding it LOL
