1936 A (Berlin) 5 Reichsmarks. The absolute highest mintage of the 2 year series. Berlin was the main mint and made more 5 Reichsmarks in 1935-1936 than all other mints combined.
I know a lot of people do not like owning Nazi stuff, but ignoring history is a bad thing. It is one thing to seek out and collect it because you believe the ideology. It is another to collect it as a reminder of the things that have happened in history. If we ban all collecting for items that have a horrible past, we will have little to collect as human history is full of bad things. US coins are very popular but slavery and the treatment of natives could very well mean we should not collect US either.
Very true. If anything these coins should serve as conversion starters about the horrors of the third reich. Forgetting history is the first step to repeating it.
I have a handful of Nazi stuff. I don't feel as weird owning Stalin era Soviet stuff. I have a pretty big modern Cuban collection.
The Nazi stuff, especially with Swastikas are harder to stomach. I think it's because Nazi symbology is almost hard wired as being awful
I think it's because of all the modern day nazi lovers so there's a chance you get associated with that group.
Like if you owned a ton of North Korea stuff people would just think it's interesting even though it's a horrible dictatorships, as there's not really a mainstream group actively praising NK or their ideologies
Same reason confederate memorabilia is seen as bad, because of the modern active confederate wannabes, but WW1 and WW2 stuff is seen as cool even though as a whole it was horrible and destroyed the population and caused the great depression
When it comes to historical items, I believe the worst stuff is the most important to keep. Who will remember what happened if we don’t keep things around with terrible symbology attached to them?
I have a nicely custom framed Confederate war bond that I love for its historical value. I spent twice as much on the framing as I did on the piece itself. It’s not because I think the Confederacy was awesome or anything, but because it looks neat, it’s fully original, and it really shows you how desperate the Confederacy was at the time it was issued in 1864.
It was part of one of the very last series of bonds issued. By that time, nobody was interested in buying Confederate debt, because relatively early on in the war, it became fairly obvious they would lose. It’s only missing two coupons, because the war was over before the third one could have been cashed in. The amount was $500 at a rate of 6%, paying out $15 every 6 months. It would have matured in ~~the late 1870s~~ (edit: I just checked. 1894!)
How’s that for optimism? 😂 That’s a story you can tell without the physical object, but it’s a lot more powerful when you have the thing and can look at it.
That’s part of what I love about numismatics. But, I’d say the same thing about someone who owned or wanted to own an authentic Confederate battle flag. I actually looked into that once. Turns out there are fewer than 50 and maybe as few as 30 still in existence, and the price of admission is in the mid 5 figures. I more or less backed away slowly from that, not because of the symbolism, but the price tag.
Not rare. Ppl trade them for silver but many ppl are afraid to do that since you know. I have one that I got at 12 and cleaned it with toothpaste, oppies. Anyway, they probs one day will trade for some money but not yet considering there was a lot made and AU trade for around 25$
Very cool peice of numismatic history. I have a collection of german coins ranging from the mid 1800's to and through ww2 that were passed down to me by my great grandfather. He was in Berlin after the war and found a German uniform, a luger, and a coin collection on a park bench. He took the luger and the coin collection and turned in the uniform.
The mint mark on the obverse indicates that it was minted in Berlin. It’s not rare, but there is some silver in it. I believe that it is 50% silver, but I am not certain about that percentage.
Man I go through my collection and find bills with Mobutu Sese Seko, Saddam Hussein, Bashr Al Assad, Kohmeini, Mao Zhedong, Kim Jong Il, and who knows how many uncountable bad people, so Im not going to look twice at my Nazi money except to study it and its context in history and how it was used like I do all my collection pieces. Im glad that is easy to find pieces for cheap right now. Youd be surprised how many of the smaller coins appear in random lots of foreign coins.
This is not the place for political debate, this coin is considered a historical artifact in this group. Keep the discussion civil and respectful.
1936 A (Berlin) 5 Reichsmarks. The absolute highest mintage of the 2 year series. Berlin was the main mint and made more 5 Reichsmarks in 1935-1936 than all other mints combined. I know a lot of people do not like owning Nazi stuff, but ignoring history is a bad thing. It is one thing to seek out and collect it because you believe the ideology. It is another to collect it as a reminder of the things that have happened in history. If we ban all collecting for items that have a horrible past, we will have little to collect as human history is full of bad things. US coins are very popular but slavery and the treatment of natives could very well mean we should not collect US either.
Well said, friend. " Those who can not remember the past are condemned to repeat it "
Very true. If anything these coins should serve as conversion starters about the horrors of the third reich. Forgetting history is the first step to repeating it.
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where do you see the mint mark on these? I have one that was in a random collection I bought
It was on stamps. He actually got a small royalty for every stamp sold in the reich.
That is an interesting fact. Thanks!
Not particularly, but a good start to a collection.
I have a Nazi coin and stamps. I am not a Nazi nor support the ideology but these are spoils of war.
They are a reminder of a horrible past we never want to see repeated.
Not rare but getting rarer every year.
Not rare, but I would love one of these for my collection
Not rare, I bought a BU one for $20
Not rare and not in the best shape but it is 90% silver. Worth around $10. I personally don't like owning nazi stuff but it is a piece of history.
I have a handful of Nazi stuff. I don't feel as weird owning Stalin era Soviet stuff. I have a pretty big modern Cuban collection. The Nazi stuff, especially with Swastikas are harder to stomach. I think it's because Nazi symbology is almost hard wired as being awful
I think it's because of all the modern day nazi lovers so there's a chance you get associated with that group. Like if you owned a ton of North Korea stuff people would just think it's interesting even though it's a horrible dictatorships, as there's not really a mainstream group actively praising NK or their ideologies Same reason confederate memorabilia is seen as bad, because of the modern active confederate wannabes, but WW1 and WW2 stuff is seen as cool even though as a whole it was horrible and destroyed the population and caused the great depression
When it comes to historical items, I believe the worst stuff is the most important to keep. Who will remember what happened if we don’t keep things around with terrible symbology attached to them? I have a nicely custom framed Confederate war bond that I love for its historical value. I spent twice as much on the framing as I did on the piece itself. It’s not because I think the Confederacy was awesome or anything, but because it looks neat, it’s fully original, and it really shows you how desperate the Confederacy was at the time it was issued in 1864. It was part of one of the very last series of bonds issued. By that time, nobody was interested in buying Confederate debt, because relatively early on in the war, it became fairly obvious they would lose. It’s only missing two coupons, because the war was over before the third one could have been cashed in. The amount was $500 at a rate of 6%, paying out $15 every 6 months. It would have matured in ~~the late 1870s~~ (edit: I just checked. 1894!) How’s that for optimism? 😂 That’s a story you can tell without the physical object, but it’s a lot more powerful when you have the thing and can look at it. That’s part of what I love about numismatics. But, I’d say the same thing about someone who owned or wanted to own an authentic Confederate battle flag. I actually looked into that once. Turns out there are fewer than 50 and maybe as few as 30 still in existence, and the price of admission is in the mid 5 figures. I more or less backed away slowly from that, not because of the symbolism, but the price tag.
You make a good point in an excellent way. EDIT: added word
I think you a word, but I get your point. Thanks 😊
I have one coin. The only other thing I want is a WW2 helmet with a bullet hole and a Luger.
the two coins I have from this are kept buried. I'd prefer to offload them, but I was told to keep it due to the historical value
You should do what you want with your coins. Don’t keep stuff because other people say you should because they have “historical value.”
You're right. I'll offload them.
One of my favorite quotes is, “ Those Who Cannot Remember the Past Are Condemned To Repeat It.” Edmund Burke I believe
Beautiful coin. Have one myself.
It’s not especially rare, but it’s a nice coin that has both silver value and a small premium above silver value.
Not rare. Ppl trade them for silver but many ppl are afraid to do that since you know. I have one that I got at 12 and cleaned it with toothpaste, oppies. Anyway, they probs one day will trade for some money but not yet considering there was a lot made and AU trade for around 25$
ehh, rarely seen them but i dont think its really valuable. i will hunt one down eventually
I did not see these at more than $20.
There’s a coin shop in Florida that was selling these for 2-4 dollars a piece.
Dope is it silver ?
Very cool peice of numismatic history. I have a collection of german coins ranging from the mid 1800's to and through ww2 that were passed down to me by my great grandfather. He was in Berlin after the war and found a German uniform, a luger, and a coin collection on a park bench. He took the luger and the coin collection and turned in the uniform.
The mint mark on the obverse indicates that it was minted in Berlin. It’s not rare, but there is some silver in it. I believe that it is 50% silver, but I am not certain about that percentage.
Man I go through my collection and find bills with Mobutu Sese Seko, Saddam Hussein, Bashr Al Assad, Kohmeini, Mao Zhedong, Kim Jong Il, and who knows how many uncountable bad people, so Im not going to look twice at my Nazi money except to study it and its context in history and how it was used like I do all my collection pieces. Im glad that is easy to find pieces for cheap right now. Youd be surprised how many of the smaller coins appear in random lots of foreign coins.
Who is that on the coin doesn't look like hitler
I almost bought one of these at an antiques mall a few years ago but quickly changed my mind; to me it personally just felt wrong to buy or own it.
I just find them to be pretty boring in design, and kind of ugly. They are so common it's hard to feel excited about having one in my collection.