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The 1 DM Goldmark
To mark the farewell to the Deutsche Mark, the 1 DM Goldmark was issued in 2001 –
the only official gold coin of the Federal Republic of Germany. Its value side
shows exactly the familiar design of the 1 DM circulation coin, with which people
paid for decades. However, the reverse bears the inscription
Deutsche Bundesbank instead of Bundesrepublik Deutschland.
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This detail remains one of the most important distinguishing features to this day:
As interest in the Goldmark grew, so did the number of gold-plated 1 DM pieces
offered as genuine gold coins. The inscription on the reverse reveals the original
at first glance.
12 g
999/1000 fine gold
1 million
total mintage (5 mints)
23.5 mm
diameter
250 DM
fair issue price in 2001
2001
year of issue
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Sold out immediately on the day of issue: With a mintage of
only 200,000 specimens per mint – and five mints (A, D, F, G, J)
– demand was enormous from the very beginning. The fair issue price and
the memory of the strong Deutsche Mark did the rest. The rapid increase in value
that began thereafter continues to this day.
Interesting facts
- Only official gold coin of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 12 g of 999/1000 fine gold
- 200,000 specimens per mint – 1 million in total
- Packaged in an original capsule, without case and certificate
- Rapid increase in value that continues to this day
- Issue by the Bundesbank legitimised by its own law –
Law on the minting of a 1 DM gold coin
- Net proceeds of up to 100 million DM go to the Geld und Währung Foundation
- Any proceeds exceeding this amount go to the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation
– earmarked for the renovation of Berlin's Museum Island
Technical data
| Weight | 12 grams |
| Fineness | 999/1000 gold |
| Diameter | 23.50 mm |
| Thickness | 1.70 mm |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Packaging | Capsuled |
| Year of issue | 2001 |
| Issuing mints | A, D, F, G, J |
