Germany 1988-F 2 mark KM-149

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was produced at four mints (Munich, Stuttgart, Karlsruhe and Hamburg) in 1979-93. This two mark honored Kurt Schumacher; other Germans honored on the two mark included Ludwig Erhard, Max Planck and Konrad Adenauer. The Stuttgart mint mark was "F". The denomination was retired in 2002 with the coming of the euro.

Recorded mintage: 6,750,000 + 45,000 proofs.

Specification: 7 g, copper-nickel plated nickel, 26.75 mm diameter, lettered edge.

Catalog reference: KM 149.

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:

• 1986-D 5 pfennig
• 1987-F pfennig
• Germany 1986-G 2 pfennig
• 1988-F 5 pfennig
• West Germany 1986-D 10 pfennig
• West Germany 1987-F 50 pfennig
• West Germany 1986-F mark
• 1970-D 2 mark, Konrad Adenauer
• 1988-F 5 mark, value obverse
• Coins and currency dated 1988
• return to Germany, West Germany