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Melt: 21.27 (2.27.2026) Features Mintage: 2,930,000 Issuer Federal Republic of Germany Period Federal Republic (1949-date) Type Non-circulating coins Year 1968 Value 5 Deutsche Mark (5 DEM) Currency Deutsche Mark (1948-2001) Composition Silver (.625) Weight 11.2 g Diameter 29 mm Thickness 2.07 mm Shape Round Technique Milled Commemorative issue 500th Anniversary of the death of Johannes Gutenberg Obverse An eagle, the emblem of Germany, with the date divided by the denomination below Script: Latin Lettering: · BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND· DEUTSCHE 5 MARK 19 68 G Translation: Federal Republic of Germany 5 Deutsche Mark 1968 G Engraver: Doris Waschk-Balz Reverse The bust of Johannes Gutenberg facing right Script: Latin Lettering: JOHANNES GUTENBERG · + 1468 Engraver: Doris Waschk-Balz Edge Smooth with inscription Lettering: GESEGNET SEI WER DIE SCHRIFT ERFAND Translation: Blessed who Invented the Writing G Staatliche Münze Baden-Württemberg, Karlsruhe, Germany (1827-date)