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Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, CA.
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, CA.
5 Deutsche Mark Kölner Dom
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, CA.
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, CA.

5 Deutsche Mark Kölner Dom

Artifact ID1982.41535.01
Object Type Coin
Gifter
Artist (German medalist)
Maker (German Federal Bank, founded 1957)
Date 1980
Medium Metal (copper-nickel clad nickel)
Dimensions1 1/8 × 1/16 in., 0.35 oz. (29 × 2.07 mm, 10 g)
Physical DescriptionA commemorative issue coin for the 100th anniversary of the completion of the Cologne Cathedral. On the obverse is text stating, “BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND DEUTSCHE 5 MARK F 1980.” The text surrounds an image of an eagle. On the verso of the coin is text stating “DER KÖLNER DOM 100 JAHRE VOLLENDET · 1880 1980 ·.” with the image of the cathedral. The coin's edge is inscribed “ZEUGNIS DES GLAUBENS - ZEICHEN DER EINHEIT.”
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThe item was a gift from a member of the general public to President Ronald Reagan during the Reagan administration. It was received through the Executive Office of the President Office of Correspondence and maintained there until its transfer to the National Archives in January, 1989 for deposit with the Reagan Presidential Library.
National Archives Catalog CollectionRecords of the White House Gift Unit (Reagan Administration) (National Archives Identifier 6816362) and
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts from the General Public (National Archives Identifier 6816363)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
Use Restriction NoteReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
Country/CultureGermany
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