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5 Mark Wartburg Castle
| Issuer | State Bank of the GDR (Staatsbank der DDR) |
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| Year | 1982-1983 |
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| Value | 5 Mark (5 DDM) |
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| Obverse description | The state emblem of the German Democratic Republic — comprising a hammer and compass encircled by a wreath of rye — is depicted in high relief at the centre of the field. The circular legend DEUTSCHE DEMOKRATISCHE REPUBLIK runs along the upper periphery, while the denomination 5 MARK appears along the lower periphery flanking the large numeral 5 in the lower field. The mint mark A, denoting the Berlin Mint, is positioned above the emblem at twelve o'clock, and the date 1983 appears in the lower left field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | An aerial perspective view of Wartburg Castle near Eisenach is rendered in finely detailed relief, occupying the majority of the coin's field. The medieval hilltop fortress complex is depicted with its characteristic Romanesque Palas, the central keep topped with a cross, surrounding curtain walls, and ancillary buildings arranged along the rocky promontory. The scene conveys the architectural grandeur of the castle in a three-quarter bird's-eye perspective. The inscription Die Wartburg bei Eisenach, rendered in decorative Gothic script, curves along the lower periphery of the field. |
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