In 1987 the City of Berlin celebrated its 750th Anniversary. This coin shows the Berlin bear stylised as the City. Type Non-circulating coin Year 1987 Value 10 Deutsche Mark (10 DEM) Currency Deutsche Mark (1948-2001) Composition Silver (.625) Weight 15.5 g Diameter 32.5 mm Thickness 2.25 mm KM# 166, J# 441, Schön# 165 Obverse An eagle, the emblem of the German Federal Republic with the value and date below and the mintmark to the right of the left claw Reverse Berlin bear drawn with a building façade holding the city's medieval seal and Berlin wall pattern along with the city's foundation date
Nice. I thought the US cranked out too many commemorative coins, but Germany has hundreds! I like the design of this one, some are rather boring.
I have over 100 of them in 5DM and 10DM denominations. I agree, a number of them are plain and rather boring.
