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5 Mark Obverse Trial
| Issuer | Staatliche Münze Berlin |
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| Year | 1969 |
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| Currency | Mark (1948-1990) |
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| Obverse description | The coat of arms of the German Democratic Republic displayed centrally within the coin field, featuring a hammer and compass set upon a wreath of rye ears, bound at the base by a ribbon. Concentric raised lines frame the central device, with the full country name rendered in Latin lettering along the upper and lower periphery. The legend reads 'DEUTSCHE DEMOKRATISCHE' arching above and 'REPUBLIK' along the lower margin, flanked by small stars. The design is rendered in a flat, socialist-realist graphic style characteristic of GDR coinage of the period. |
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| Obverse lettering | DEUTSCHE DEMOKRATISCHE REPUBLIK |
| Reverse description | The reverse die is entirely blank and unfinished, presenting a plain, slightly convex field with no devices, legends, or inscriptions of any kind. This uniface trial striking was produced solely to test the obverse die, confirming its status as an obverse trial piece. The featureless surface shows the characteristic smooth texture of an unstruck or deliberately blank die face. |
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