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2 mark GERMANY (1970-1987) Theodor Heuss

2 mark 1970-1987 Theodor Heuss - German coins 2 mark 1970-1987 Theodor Heuss - edge of the coin
2 mark 1970-1987 Theodor Heuss - Coins of Germany
diameter: weight: thickness: alloy:
26.75 mm 7.0 g 1.8 mm Ni CuNi-plated
obverse:
eagle - coat of arms centered; above it year of issue; below the eagle face value: 2; along the right edge: DEUTSCHE MARK (German mark); along the left edge: BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND (Federal Republic of Germany)
reverse:
head of Theodor Heuss facing left; along the top edge: • BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND • (Federal Republic of Germany); along the bottom edge: 1949 - 1969
edge:
plain with concave inscription: EINIGKEIT UND RECHT UND FREIHEIT (unity and justice and liberty), words separated by oak leaves
issue date:
1 VII 1973
withdrawal date:
28 II 2002
designer:
Karl-Ulrich Nuss, Reinhart Heinsdorff
mint:
(D) Bayerisches Hauptmünzamt (The Bavarian Main Mint), Munich;
(F) Staatliche Münze Stuttgart (The State Mint Stuttgart), Stuttgart;
(G) Staatliche Münze Baden Württemberg (The State Mint Baden Württemberg), Karlsruhe;
(J) Hamburgische Münze (The Hamburg Mint), Hamburg

(relevant mint mark below the eagle's right foot in the obverse)
mintage:
D F G J
1970 7 317 000 8 426 000 4 844 000 7 476 000
1971 7 280 000 8 430 000 4 841 000 7 476 000
1972 7 288 000 8 401 000 4 859 000 7 476 000
1973 10 379 000 11 018 000 8 975 000 12 360 000
1974 5 147 000 5 899 000 3 820 000 5 280 000
1975 4 623 000 5 251 000 3 034 000 4 675 000
1976 4 546 000 5 259 000 3 028 000 4 681 000
1977 5 857 000 6 752 000 3 892 000 6 009 000
1978 3 804 000 3 804 000 2 217 000 3 392 000
1979 3 209 000 3 689 000 2 165 000 3 293 000
1980 2 000 000 2 300 000 1 300 000 2 000 000
1981 2 000 000 2 300 000 1 300 000 2 000 000
1982 3 100 000 3 600 000 2 100 000 3 200 000
1983 1 560 000 1 800 000 1 030 000 1 600 000
1984 52 000 60 000 35 000 53 000
1985 2 600 000 3 000 000 1 730 000 2 670 000
1986 2 600 000 3 000 000 1 730 000 2 670 000
1987 4 420 000 5 100 000 2 940 000 4 540 000
varieties:
1971 (G), 1972 (J), 1973 (D), (F), (J); 1974 (F) - oak leaves on the edge sharply pointed with barely visible axis or rounded with clear axis

varieties of coin edges

1970 (D), (F), (G), (J); 1972 (F), (G); 1973 (D), (J); 1975 (D) and (J) - there exist coins struck on copper-nickel planchets (CuNi)
interesting facts:
This coin commemorates 20th anniversary of establishing Federal Republic of Germany.

Theodor Heuss (1884-1963) - German politician; the first president of Federal Republic of Germany elected in 1949.

Theodor Heuss
last update: 13 XI 2012

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