An eagle, emblem of the German Federal Republic Karlsruhe mint mark (G) Face value Issuing date
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND
1989
10 DEUTSCHE MARK
G
Reverse description
Coat of arms of the 11 `Länder` included in the German Federal Republic. The coat of arms are gathered together with strings. This is shaped like the number 40, symbolizing the 40 years of the GFR. In clockwise order: Lower Saxony - horse North Rhine-Westphalia - river, horse and rose Rhineland-Palatinate - cross, wheel and lion Bremen - key Schleswig-Holstein - 2 lions and nettle leaf Baden-Württemberg - 3 lions Bavaria - diamonds Berlin - bear Saarland - 2 lions, cross and 3 eagles on a ribbon Hamburg - castle Hesse - lion
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
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BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND · 1949 · 1989
Edge
Inscription that means `40 years of peace and freedom`
Mint
G Staatliche Münze Baden-Württemberg,Karlsruhe, Germany (1827-date)