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Coinage of the Federal Republic of Germany

This is a description of the coinage of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Regular coins

See Deutsche Mark and German euro coins.

Commemorative coins





  • 150th birthday of Max von Pettenkofer . 5 DM, silver, 1968.


  • 375th death anniversary of Gerhard Mercator . 5 DM, silver, 1969.


  • 100th anniversary of the foundation of the German Empire. 5 DM, silver, 1971.




  • 125th anniversary of the Frankfurt National Assembly . 5 DM, silver, 1973.

  • 25th anniversary of the adoption of the Basic Law. 5 DM, silver, 1974.




  • European Year of Monument Protection. 5 DM, silver, 1975.






  • 150th anniversary of the German Archaeological Institute . 5 DM, silver, 1979.



  • 100th anniversary of the completion of Cologne Cathedral. 5 DM, copper-nickel, 1980.


  • 200th death anniversary of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing. 5 DM, copper-nickel, 1981.
  • 150th death anniversary of Carl vom Stein . 5 DM, copper-nickel, 1981.
  • 10th anniversary of the UN Environmental Conference. 5 DM, copper-nickel, 1982.
  • 150th death anniversary of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. 5 DM, copper-nickel, 1982.
  • 100th death anniversary of Karl Marx. 5 DM, copper-nickel, 1983.
  • 500th birthday of Martin Luther. 5 DM, copper-nickel, 1983.
  • 150th anniversary of the German Customs Union . 5 DM, copper-nickel, 1984.


  • European Year of Music. 5 DM, copper-nickel, 1985.



  • 50th anniversary of the July 20 Plot. 10 DM, silver, 1994.



  • Introduction of the euro. 10 euro, silver, 2002. Also 100 and 200 euro, gold.

  • 100th anniversary of German subways. 10 euro, silver, 2002.

  • Documenta art exhibition. 10 euro, silver, 2002.


  • 50th anniversary of German television. 10 euro, silver, 2002.


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