East Germany 1968-A 1 pfennig
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Germany, after World War II, was occupied by the various forces of the Allies. Of these, the Soviets did not follow through with the principles of the Potsdam agreement and did not withdraw their forces. Thus, Germany became split with the east becoming a Soviet puppet state (the Democratic Republic) and the west forming the Federal Republic. The coin shown is an aluminum one pfennig, minted in Berlin (mint mark A upper reverse). All issues from the Democratic Republic were aluminum into the 1960's, except for the five mark, and are noted for their drab design.
Recorded mintage: 813,680,000.
Specification: 0.75 g, aluminum, 17 mm diameter, plain edge.
Catalog reference: KM 8.1.
- Jaeger, Kurt, Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871, Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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