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10 Euros Uprising in East Germany 1953
| Issuer | Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Federal Republic of Germany) |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Engraver(s) | Hans Joachim Dobler |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a bold, dynamic composition evoking the historic East German Uprising of 17 June 1953. Diagonal bands suggestive of tank tracks traverse the field, their textured, repetitive pattern conveying the oppressive presence of military force. Superimposed across these bands, in ascending staggered lines reading from lower left to upper right, are the slogans of the uprising rendered in period-style lettering: STREIK, NIEDER MIT DEN NORMEN, RÜCKTRITT DER REGIERUNG, FREIE GEHEIME WAHLEN, DEMOKRATIE, and FREIHEIT. In the lower right field, a commemorative inscription reads 50 JAHRE / 17. JUNI 1953, marking the fiftieth anniversary of the uprising. |
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| Mint | Berlin Mint (Münze Berlin) |
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The June 1953 uprising began as a workers' strike in East Berlin — triggered specifically by government-mandated increases in production quotas — and spread within days to over 700 towns across the GDR. Soviet tanks suppressed it within 48 hours. Roughly 50 to 55 people were killed, though the SED regime's own internal tallies were never made public. The West German government designated June 17th a national holiday the same year, a status it held until reunification made it redundant.
This commemorative was issued on the 50th anniversary. The Federal Republic retired June 17th as a public holiday in 1990, replacing it with October 3rd.