Euro: at, be, cy, de, ee, es, fi, fr, gr, ie, it, lu, mc, mt, nl, pt, si, sk, sm, va

European coins - de es fr it pt

German coins

Pre euro currency: mark (DEM)
1 euro = 1.95583 DEM
links: Deutsche Bundesbank, Bundeswertpapierverwaltung, Bayerisches Hauptmünzamt, Hamburgische Muenze, Staatlichen Münze Berlin, Staatliche Münzen Baden-Württemberg (Karlsruhe and Stuttgart)

The name comes from the old German "marka" that means "cut sign", referring to the slicing of a metal body in parts used as coins.

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1 pfennig 1950-2001 Cu, steel
2 pfennig 1967-2001 Cu, steel
5 pfennig 1950-2001 Cu, steel
10 pfennig 1950-2001 Cu, steel
50 pfennig 1972-2001 Cu, Ni
1 mark 1950-2001 Cu, Ni
2 mark 1951-2001 Cu, Ni
5 mark 1975-2001 10 g Cu, Ni

1 cent 2002- 16,25 mm 2,30 g steel, copper
2 cents 2002- 18,75 mm 3,06 g steel, copper
5 cents 2002- 21,25 mm 3,92 g steel, copper
10 cents 2002- 19,75 mm 4,10 g nordic gold
20 cents 2002- 22,25 mm 5,74 g nordic gold
50 cents 2002- 24,25 mm 7,80 g nordic gold
1 euro 2002- 23,25 mm 7,50 g nickel, brass, copper
2 euro 2002- 25,75 mm 8,50 g nickel, brass, copper
2 euro 2006 25,75 mm 8,50 g nickel, brass, copper
2 euro 2007 25,75 mm 8,50 g nickel, brass, copper
2 euro 2007 25,75 mm 8,50 g nickel, brass, copper
2 euro 2008 25,75 mm 8,50 g nickel, brass, copper
2 euro 2009 25,75 mm 8,50 g nickel, brass, copper
2 euro 2009 25,75 mm 8,50 g nickel, brass, copper
2 euro 2010 25,75 mm 8,50 g nickel, brass, copper