Coins
The first issue of coins in 1948 consisted of aluminium 1, 5 and 10 Pfennig denominations, with aluminium-bronze 50 Pfennig coins added in 1950. Aluminium 1 Mark, 2 Mark and 50 Pfennig pieces were released for circulation in 1956, 1957 and 1958, respectively. In 1969, brass 20 Pfennig coins were introduced, with nickel-bronze (later cupro-nickel) 5 Mark coins issued from 1968. For a period of several months following the July 1990 adoption of the Deutsche Mark, small-value GDR coinage (up to 50 Pfennig) continued to circulate in the former GDR as legal tender, because the Bundesbank could not deliver enough small coins to adequately replace the former GDR coinage in a timely fashion.
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aluminium | 0.75 gram
(0.026 ounce) |
17 millimeters
(0.669 inch) |
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aluminium | 1.10 gram
(0.039 ounce) |
19 millimeters
(0.748 inch) |
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aluminium | 1.50 gram
(0.053 ounce) |
21 millimeters
(0.827 inch) |
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brass | 5.4 grams
(0.19 ounce) |
22.2 millimeters
(0.874 inch) |
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aluminium | 2.0 grams
(0.071 ounce) |
23 millimeters
(0.906 inch) |
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aluminium | 2.5 grams
(0.088 ounce) |
25 millimeters
(0.984 inch) |
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aluminium | 3.0 grams
(0.106 ounce) |
27 millimeters
(1.603 inch) |
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