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[[Image:Germany 1938B 2 mark obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|formerly in the Mountain Groan Collection]] | [[Image:Germany 1938B 2 mark obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|formerly in the Mountain Groan Collection]] | ||
[[Image:Germany 1938B 2 mark rev DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb]] | [[Image:Germany 1938B 2 mark rev DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Schulman 389-181o.jpg|300px|thumb|Schulman auction 389, lot 181]] | ||
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| − | This specimen is a common date of a series struck 1936-39 during the early years of the Nazi regime in Germany. It honored Paul Hindenburg, president of Germany when the Nazis came to power in 1933. The "B" mintmark is for the Vienna mint, which was operated as a German branch mint 1938-44. For a race of Aryan supermen, the Nazis were remarkably unimaginative coin designers and this type is a blatant rip-off of the [[Poland 1937 10 zlotych|Polish ten zlotych]] of 1934-39. | + | This specimen is a common date of a series struck 1936-39 during the early years of the Nazi regime in Germany. It honored Paul Hindenburg, president of Germany when the Nazis came to power in 1933. The "B" mintmark is for the Vienna mint, which was operated as a German branch mint 1938-44. For a race of Aryan supermen, the Nazis were remarkably unimaginative coin designers and this type is a blatant rip-off of the [[Poland 1937 10 zlotych|Polish ten zlotych]] of 1934-39. The second specimen was lot 181 in Schulman auction 389 (Amsterdam, December 2025), where it sold for €80 (about US$113 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Germany]], Third Reich - 2 Reichsmark 1938, Silver Berlin mint. Bust of Hindenburg right. Rev. eagle over wreath with swastika. Ex Cherry Tree Collection. PCGS AU58." |
''Recorded mintage:'' 13,163,000. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 13,163,000. | ||
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''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|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. | * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | ||
| − | * | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Absil, Andrew, Olle Cederholm, Erik de Visser and Rik van Noorloos, ''Schulman sale 389: Ex Cherry Tree Collection,'' Amsterdam: Schulman b.v., 2025. |
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* [[Germany 1938-D pfennig|1938-D pfennig]] | * [[Germany 1938-D pfennig|1938-D pfennig]] | ||
* [[Germany 1938-B 5 pfennig]] | * [[Germany 1938-B 5 pfennig]] | ||
| + | * [[Germany 1938-J 50 pfennig KM-95|1938-J 50 pfennig, with swastika]] | ||
* [[Germany 1939-B pfennig]] | * [[Germany 1939-B pfennig]] | ||
| + | * [[Germany 1939-F 2 mark|1939-F 2 mark]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1938]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1938]] | ||
* return to [[Germany, Third Reich (1933-1945)]]. | * return to [[Germany, Third Reich (1933-1945)]]. | ||
| − | [[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]] | + | [[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]][[Category:Selections from Schulman sale 388, 389]] |
Latest revision as of 14:36, 9 April 2026
This specimen is a common date of a series struck 1936-39 during the early years of the Nazi regime in Germany. It honored Paul Hindenburg, president of Germany when the Nazis came to power in 1933. The "B" mintmark is for the Vienna mint, which was operated as a German branch mint 1938-44. For a race of Aryan supermen, the Nazis were remarkably unimaginative coin designers and this type is a blatant rip-off of the Polish ten zlotych of 1934-39. The second specimen was lot 181 in Schulman auction 389 (Amsterdam, December 2025), where it sold for €80 (about US$113 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Germany, Third Reich - 2 Reichsmark 1938, Silver Berlin mint. Bust of Hindenburg right. Rev. eagle over wreath with swastika. Ex Cherry Tree Collection. PCGS AU58."
Recorded mintage: 13,163,000.
Specification: 8 g, 0.625 fine silver, 27 mm diameter, .1607 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: KM 93, J-366.
- 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]Absil, Andrew, Olle Cederholm, Erik de Visser and Rik van Noorloos, Schulman sale 389: Ex Cherry Tree Collection, Amsterdam: Schulman b.v., 2025.
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