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5 Mark Thomas Mann
| Issuer | Staatsbank der DDR |
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| Year | 1975 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a left-facing portrait bust of the German Nobel laureate author Thomas Mann rendered in high relief, occupying the central field with strong sculptural modelling of facial features. The legend 'THOMAS MANN' arcs along the upper periphery in spaced Latin capitals. Below the portrait, the birth and death years '1875 - 1955' are inscribed along the lower border, commemorating the centenary of Mann's birth. The field surrounding the bust is smooth, allowing the portrait to dominate the composition. The overall design reflects the medallic tradition applied to DDR commemorative issues of the 1970s. |
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| Mint | Staatliche Münze Berlin |
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Issued to mark the centenary of Thomas Mann's birth, this coin appeared while the GDR was actively claiming the German literary canon as socialist patrimony — a calculated cultural maneuver given that Mann died a West German citizen who had spent the Nazi years in American exile and never set foot in East Germany.