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  • 10 Pfennig 1948-1950, KM# 3, Germany, Democratic Republic (DDR)
  • 10 Pfennig 1948-1950, KM# 3, Germany, Democratic Republic (DDR)
Description

East Germany, formally the German Democratic Republic (GDR; German: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, DDR), was an Eastern Bloc state during the Cold War period. From 1949 to 1990, it administered the region of Germany that was occupied by Soviet forces at the end of World War II. The Soviet zone surrounded West Berlin, but did not include it; as a result, West Berlin remained outside the jurisdiction of the GDR. The German Democratic Republic was established in the Soviet Zone, while the Federal Republic was established in the three western zones. East Germany, which lies culturally in Central Germany, was a satellite state of the Soviet Union. The GDR was dissolved and Germany was unified on 3 October 1990, becoming a fully sovereign state again.

Engraver: Franz Paul Krischker

Obverse

Depicts a wheat sprig on top of a cogwheel, symbolizing the alliance between the industrial worker and farmer. Date below.

1949

Reverse

Value, country name above, mint mark below.

DEUTSCHLAND
10
PFENNIG
A

Edge
Characteristics
Material Aluminium
Weight 1.5 g
Diameter 21 mm
Thickness 1.95 mm
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Mints
Berlin State Mint (A)
Muldenhütten Mint (E)

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