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Nazi Germany, 2 reichsmark coin with a portrait of Paul von Hindenburg

Object | Accession Number: 2003.33.2
2003.33.2 back Nazi Germany, 2 reichsmark coin with a portrait of Paul von Hindenburg Click to enlarge 2003.33.2 front Nazi Germany, 2 reichsmark coin with a portrait of Paul von Hindenburg Click to enlarge

2 reichsmark coin issued for use by the government of the Third Reich, Nazi Germany. It has a relief portrait bust of former Reich President Paul von Hindenburg (1847-1934) who appointed Hitler as Chancellor of Germany in January 1933. As Field Marshal and Commander of German forces during World War I, Hindenburg became immensely popular throughout the country. He was elected president in 1925 and reelected in 1932.

Date
1937  (issue)
Geography
manufacture : Berlin (Germany)
Language
German
Classification
Exchange Media
Category
Money
Object Type
Coins, German (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Lana Barnett
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About This Object

Physical Description
Circular, silver alloy (est.) coin with a German quote engraved around the edge. On the front is an embossed Nazi emblem of a right facing eagle with spread wings clutching a wreath with a swastika inside, with the denomination 2 and text below and along the rim. On the back is a detailed relief of the right profile bust of Paul von Hindenburg, an older man with short hair and moustache, with embossed German text circling near the inner rim.
Dimensions
overall : 1.000 diam. in. (2.54 diam. cm.)
Materials
overall : silver alloy
Markings
obverse, mintmark along rim, embossed : A [indicates Berlin mint]
obverse, along rim, embossed : 1847 - 1934 / Paul von Hindenburg
reverse, left, embossed : 2
reverse, right, embossed : Reichs / Mark
reverse, along rim, embossed : Deutsches Reich 1937
edge, engraved : Gemeinnutz geht vor Eigennutz [The common good comes before the individual.]
Contributor
Issuer: Deutsche Reichsbank
Engraver: A. Vocke

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Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The Reichspfennig coin was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2003 by Lana Barnett.
Funding Note
The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2018-01-11 14:25:47
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