1974 AD., Germany, Federal Republic, 150th birthday of Theodor Fontane commemorative, Karlsruhe mint, 5 Deutsche Mark, KM 125.
Germany, Federal Republic, 150th birthday of Theodor Fontane commemorative, engraver: Heinrich Körner, Karlsruhe mint ("G"), dated 1973 AD., issued 17.11.1969,
5 Deutsche Mark (29 mm / 11,07 g), 0,625 silver, 11,20 g theor. mint weight, mintage 3.000.000 , axes medal alignment ↑↑ , plain, immerged lettered edge,
Obv.: BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND / 19 - 69 / G / 5 / DEUTSCHE MARK · , issuer, value, date and mint mark around eagle.
Rev.: THEODOR FONTANE 1819-1898 + , his head facing left.
Edge: plain with immerged inscription "DER FREIE NUR IST TREU", words separated by arabesques.
KM 125 ; J. 399 .
Year / Mint Mark / Mintage / Details
1969 G 2.830.000 KM 125.1
1969 G 170.000 KM 125.1 (proof issue)
1969 G ? KM 125.2 (minor variant: Incomplete nose and hair)
German coins of the Federal Republic are produced at five different mints, coins from each of them can be identified by their mintmarks, A = Berlin, D = Munich, F = Stuttgart, G = Karlsruhe, J = Hamburg.
Theodor Fontane (30 December 1819 – 20 September 1898) was a German novelist and poet, regarded by many as the most important 19th-century German-language realist writer.
More on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodor_Fontane