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| Issuer | German Democratic Republic |
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| Year | 1957 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse description | The GDR state emblem occupies the central field, depicting a hammer and compass encircled by a wreath of rye ears bound at the base with a ribbon in the national colors of black, red, and gold. The circular legend DEUTSCHE DEMOKRATISCHE REPUBLIK is inscribed around the periphery in Latin characters. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A large, bold numeral '2' dominates the central field, flanked symmetrically by two stylized oak branches, each bearing a single deeply-veined oak leaf rendered in outline style. The denomination legend DEUTSCHE MARK is inscribed in two lines below the numeral, with the date 1957 appearing in the lower exergue. The Berlin Mint mark 'A' is positioned at the top of the field above the numeral. |
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