20 Mark - 85th Birthday of Ernst Thälmann (1971)
Features
| Denomination | 20 Mark |
| Catalog Number | KM# 34 |
| Weight (g) | 15 |
| Diameter (mm) | 33 |
| Shape: | Round |
| Composition: | Copper-Nickel |
| Orientation | Medal orientation ↑↑ |
| Commemorative | |
| Demonetized |
Obverse
Lettering:
DEUTSCHE DEMOKRATISCHE REPUBLIK
A
1971 20 MARK
Description:
Coat of Arms with denomination.
DEUTSCHE DEMOKRATISCHE REPUBLIK
A
1971 20 MARK
Description:
Coat of Arms with denomination.
Reverse
Lettering:
ERNST THÄLMANN
1886-1944
Description:
Ernst Thälmann facing left.
Ernst Thälmann was the leader of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) during much of the Weimar Republic. He was arrested by the Gestapo in 1933 and held in solitary confinement for eleven years, before being shot in Buchenwald on Adolf Hitler's orders in 1944.
ERNST THÄLMANN
1886-1944
Description:
Ernst Thälmann facing left.
Ernst Thälmann was the leader of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) during much of the Weimar Republic. He was arrested by the Gestapo in 1933 and held in solitary confinement for eleven years, before being shot in Buchenwald on Adolf Hitler's orders in 1944.
Edge
Lettering:
20 MARK
Description:
Plain with denomination.
20 MARK
Description:
Plain with denomination.
| Year | Mintage | Comment | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 A | 2,500,000 | Unknown |