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10 Pfennig Bank of German States
| Issuer | Bank Deutscher Länder |
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| Year | 1949 |
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| Weight | 4 g |
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| Obverse description | A young oak seedling with two lobed leaves rises from a stylized ground line at the center of the field, rendered in bold relief. The circular legend BANK DEUTSCHER LÄNDER curves around the upper periphery, while the date 1949 appears at the bottom, flanked by two raised dots. The design is restrained and emblematic, drawing on the traditional German association of the oak with national identity and endurance. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Bank deutscher Länder was the transitional central bank established by the Western Allied occupation authorities in 1948, predating the Bundesbank by nearly a decade. It issued coinage for only two years — 1948 and 1949 — before the Federal Republic's own institutions absorbed its functions. The 1949 issues from both Hamburg (J) and Stuttgart (F) mints are readily found, but the 1949-D from Munich is considerably scarcer in unworn condition due to higher circulation demand in the American zone.