Issued to mark the twentieth anniversary of German reunification on October 3, 1990, this Perth Mint piece commemorates one of the most rapid state mergers in modern history — the Deutsche Mark was extended to East Germany on July 1, 1990, a full three months before political unification was formalized, effectively absorbing the GDR's economy before its government had ceased to exist.
Issued to mark the twentieth anniversary of German reunification on October 3, 1990, this Perth Mint piece commemorates one of the most rapid state mergers in modern history — the Deutsche Mark was extended to East Germany on July 1, 1990, a full three months before political unification was formalized, effectively absorbing the GDR's economy before its government had ceased to exist.