Germany 1936-F 5 mark KM-86

formerly in the Mountain Groan Collection

This type of 1935-36 marked the death of president Hindenburg. It was replaced in 1936-39 by KM 94, which had a swastika on the reverse. Though the size of a half dollar, its higher fineness meant that it contained the same amount of silver as the larger five mark of the Weimar Republic such as the Goethe commemorative (Dav-974). This type was also minted at Berlin ("A"), Vienna ("B"), Munich ("D"), Muldenhutten ("E"), Freudenstadt ("G"), and Hamburg ("J").

Recorded mintage: 4,926,000 of KM 86 plus 1,732,000 of KM 94.

Specifications: 13.88 g, 0.900 fine silver, 29 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM 86.

Sources:

• 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:

• 1935-A 5 mark, Hindenburg
• 1936-A pfennig, wheat sheaf reverse
• 1936-E 10 pfennig
• 1936-G 10 pfennig
• 1936-A 5 mark, Hindenburg, with swastika
• 1936-E 5 mark, Hindenburg, with swastika
• 1936-G 5 mark, Hindenburg, with swastika
• 1939-B 5 mark
• Coins and currency dated 1936
• return to coins of Germany, Third Reich (1933-1945)