East Germany 1983-A 20 mark KM-94

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Künker sale 336, lot 7715

This specimen was lot 7715 in Künker sale 336 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"GERMAN COINS SINCE 1871, DEUTSCHE DEMOKRATISCHE REPUBLIK, 1949-1990. 20 Mark 1983. Luther. Fast Stempelglanz. (Germany, Democratic Republic, 1949-90, twenty mark of 1983, Martin Luther. About uncirculated.)"

The regime also issued a copper-nickel twenty mark in 1983 honoring Karl Marx (KM 95).

Recorded mintage: 45,000 + 5,000 proofs.

Specification: 20.92 g, 0.500 fine silver, 33 mm diameter, edge lettered 20 MARK.

Catalog reference: KM 94, J. 1591.

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.
  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 336: Gold coins from all over the World|German Coins after 1871. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.

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