Germany • DEM (DM) • 1973 • KM# 124

Germany 2 Mark (1973) Specifications

Inspect official mint specifications, exact weight in grams, millimeter dimensions, obverse and reverse designs, and standard roll weights for the Germany 2 Mark (1973) coin.

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Coin ID #62 • KM# 124
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Coin Imagery & Motifs

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Germany 2 Mark (1973) Obverse Obverse (Front)
Germany 2 Mark (1973) Reverse Reverse (Back)
Obverse Design & Legend

Portrait of Chancellor Konrad Adenauer facing left / BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND / 1949 - 1969

Reverse Design & Denomination

Federal German eagle / BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND / 2 DEUTSCHE MARK / 1973 / G

Edge Inscription & Profile

'EINIGKEIT UND RECHT UND FREIHEIT' (Unity and Justice and Freedom)

Numismatic Notes & Remarks

Struck in three-layer Magnamat alloy with the G mintmark of the Karlsruhe Mint, this 1973 West German 2 Deutsche Mark circulation coin honors first Federal Chancellor Konrad Adenauer.

Country: Germany → Currency: German Mark (DM / DEM) Denomination: 2 Mark Year: 1973 Shape: Round
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Physical & Metallurgical Data

Official Mint Specifications

Issuing Country Germany →
Face Value / Denomination 2 Mark
Historical Currency German Mark (DM • DEM)
Minting Year 1973
Krause Catalog (KM#) KM# 124
Weight (Grams / Troy oz)
7.00 g (0.2251 oz t) Test Mass
Diameter
26.75 mm Fit Capsule
Thickness 1.79 mm
Planchet Shape Round
Edge Type Lettered
Material / Composition Copper-Nickel
Surface Color / Tone Silver
Engraver / Designer Reinhart Heinsdorff
Recorded National Mints Staatliche Münzen Baden-Württemberg (Mintmark G) (Karlsruhe) [Mint mark: G]
Total Pieces Minted
8,966,475 Grade ROI
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