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10 Deutsche Mark Johann Gottfried Herder
| Issuer | Deutsche Bundesbank |
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| Year | 1994 |
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| Thickness | 2.25 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND 1994 10 G ·DEUTSCHE MARK· |
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| Edge | Lettered |
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Herder's inclusion in the commemorative series reflects a deliberate postwar West German cultural program — the Bundesbank consistently favored Weimar-era intellectuals and humanists over military or political figures, a policy that shaped the entire 10 DM silver series from the 1980s onward. Herder himself died in 1803, making 1994 the 191st anniversary of his death — an awkward figure that suggests the issue was timed instead to a Weimar cultural calendar or institutional commemoration rather than a round anniversary.
The .625 fineness is characteristic of the later 10 DM issues, a deliberate step down from earlier 62.5% silver pieces that nonetheless kept silver content just high enough to maintain collector appeal without the cost of fine silver.