1976-D 5 Deutsche Mark - Hans Jakob Christoffel Von Grimmelshausen

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MintedNotPrinted Pillar of the Community United States 1182 Posts	Posted 08/22/2025 02:07 am My introduction to German Commemoratives apparently, I found this yesterday at a local store I hadn't been to before and couldn't leave it! I also received another 1976-D bicentennial die clash in the change... it was a very strange day of numismatic coincidences. Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 08/22/2025 08:15 am Very nice! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 24987 Posts	Posted 08/22/2025 10:19 am That's a really cool 5 Mark, MintedNotPrinted! I would not have been able to leave it there either. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10034 Posts	Posted 08/22/2025 12:23 pm VERY interesting German coin. You sent me searching for an explanation of the creature on the German coin. Wikipedia: This is from the 1699 Simplicius Simplicissimus by Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen. The creature has also been interpreted as representing the true author himself (or his narrative work), with the book and the sword serving as mundane objects straightforwardly defining his identity, while the additional parts such as the wings (alluding to air) and the fins and fishtail (water) are allusive hints. This man has enacted many roles (indicated by the masks scattered on the floor), but presently is donning the mask of the "satirical actor" in order to perform the task of explaining the world to his audience while pointing-gesturing his book. The creature exists as a whole though made up of odd disparate parts, How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Report this Post to the Staff
MintedNotPrinted Pillar of the Community United States 1182 Posts	Posted 08/22/2025 12:39 pm Thanks everyone! Earle42, I went on a similar search, fascinating history and truly horrific to imagine! Conscription by kidnapping at the age of 10. At least he survived and later found his outlet writing, incredible. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73760 Posts	Posted 08/22/2025 11:32 pm Very cool coin! Nice Die Clash on that '76 quarter as well. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
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