Nazi Germany, 2 reichsmark coin with a portrait of Paul von Hindenburg
Extent and Medium
overall: | Diameter: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm)
Creator(s)
- Deutsche Reichsbank (Issuer)
- A. Vocke (Engraver)
Archival History
The Reichspfennig coin was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2003 by Lana Barnett.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Lana Barnett
Funding Note: The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Scope and Content
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.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
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 mustache, with embossed German text circling near the inner rim.
People
- Hindenburg, Paul von, 1847-1934--Associated objects.
Corporate Bodies
- --History--1933-1945
Subjects
- Banks and banking, German
- Money--Germany--History--1933-1945.
- Coins--Germany--History--1933-1945.
- Numismatics--Germany--1933-1945.
Genre
- Object
- Exchange Media