Germany 1960-D 2 pfennig

from the Stonecat Collection

This type was produced at four mints (Munich, Stuttgart, Karlsruhe and Hamburg) in 1950 in such numbers that no more were struck until 1958. The Munich mint mark was "D". The type was converted in 1968 to copper plated steel (KM 106a).

Recorded mintage: 21,979,000.

Specification: 3.25 g, bronze, 19.25 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: KM-106, J-381.

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.

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