West Germany 1986-F mark

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was produced in 1950 at four mints (Munich, Stuttgart, Karlsruhe and Hamburg) in such numbers that no more were struck until 1954. The Stuttgart mint mark was "F". The last issue for circulation was in 1994 and the type was retired in 2001 with the coming of the euro.

Recorded mintage: 12,000,000 + 44,000 proofs.

Specification: 5.5 g, copper-nickel, 23.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 110.

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:

• 1968-J mark
• 1986-G 2 pfennig
• 1986-D 5 pfennig
• 1986-D 10 pfennig
• 1987-F pfennig
• West Germany 1987-F 50 pfennig
• Germany 1988-F 2 mark KM-149
• 1988-F 5 mark, value obverse
• 1989-J mark
• Coins and currency dated 1986
• return to Germany, West Germany