5 Deutsche Mark Pattern

In 1951, the newly established West German state was still working through what its coinage should look like. Several pattern pieces were struck in copper to test designs before the eventual silver 5 Mark type entered circulation in 1952. These copper patterns never passed the approval stage, and most were retained by the mint or distributed to officials — they did not enter commerce in any form.

The Hamburgische Münze produced the approved circulation strikes the following year in .625 fine silver.