2 mark GERMANY (1988-1996) Ludwig Erhard
| 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 Ludwig Erhard en face; along the top edge: • DEUTSCHE MARK • (German mark); along the bottom edge: 1948 1988
edge:
plain with concave inscription: EINIGKEIT UND RECHT UND FREIHEIT (unity and justice and liberty), words separated by oak leaves
issue date:
20 VI 1988
withdrawal date:
28 II 2002
designer:
Franz Müller, Reinhart Heinsdorff
mint:
(A) Staatliche Münze Berlin (The State Mint Berlin), Berlin;
(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)
(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:
| A | D | F | G | J | |
| 1988 | - | 5 850 000 | 6 750 000 | 3 890 000 | 6 010 000 |
| 1989 | - | 10 400 000 | 12 000 000 | 6 920 000 | 10 680 000 |
| 1990 | - | 18 370 000 | 21 200 000 | 12 220 000 | 18 870 000 |
| 1991 | 4 000 000 | 4 200 000 | 4 800 000 | 2 800 000 | 4 200 000 |
| 1992 | 7 330 000 | 7 700 000 | 8 800 000 | 5 130 000 | 7 700 000 |
| 1993 | 600 000 | 630 000 | 720 000 | 420 000 | 630 000 |
| 1994 | 5 000 000 | 5 250 000 | 6 000 000 | 3 500 000 | 5 250 000 |
| 1995 | 1 595 000 | - | - | 920 000 | - |
| 1996 | ??? | ??? | ??? | ??? | ??? |
varieties:
1991 (G) - there exist coins without any description on the edge
interesting facts:
This coin commemorates 40th anniversary of currency reform and introduction of German mark (DEM).
Ludwig Erhard (1897-1977), German politician, economist, second Chancellor of Federal Republic of Germany, Minister of Economics.
photo: Deutsches Bundesarchiv (German Federal Archive);
author: Engelbert Reineke; licence: CC-BY-SA 3.0
Ludwig Erhard (1897-1977), German politician, economist, second Chancellor of Federal Republic of Germany, Minister of Economics.
photo: Deutsches Bundesarchiv (German Federal Archive);
author: Engelbert Reineke; licence: CC-BY-SA 3.0
last update: 13 XI 2012
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