East Germany 1980-A pfennig

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen was struck in Berlin for the communist regime of East Germany 1977-90. It was made in large numbers and collector demand for it is scanty, so the price is low.

Recorded mintage: 153,000,000 + proofs.

Specification: 0.70 g, aluminum 17 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 8.2.

Source:

• 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.

Link to:

• 1975-A pfennig
• 1979-A 5 pfennig
• 1979-A 10 pfennig
• 1979-A 2 mark
• 1980-A 5 pfennig
• 1980-A 10 pfennig
• 1980-A 20 pfennig
• 1981-A 5 pfennig
• 1981-A 50 pfennig
• 1981-A mark
• 1981-A 5 mark, Brandenburg Gate
• Coins and currency dated 1980