German Banknotes Gold 3-Piece Set 2026 (Mintage: 50 | Proof)
- Purest fine gold: Fineness 999.9
- Build wealth: Gram by gram
- D-Mark designs: Arnim, Gauss, Droste
- Purest fine goldA total of 0.47 g fine gold, its value tracking the gold price
- Build wealthPhysical gold, tradable and resellable at any time
- D-Mark designsThe Bundesbank's last banknotes, faithfully recreated in gold
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Three notes of the last DM series
Three notes,three faces.
Three gold bars by Kettner Edelmetalle, each of 1/200 ounce and just 15 × 8.5 millimetres in size, showing the designs of the 5, 10 and 20 DM notes.
Image greatly enlarged. Each bar measures 15 × 8.5 millimetres.
Image of the open case with three bars, the fronts of the 5, 10 and 20 DM notes
Three faces
Three people of the last series
The case holds three bars of the last series: the 5 DM with Bettina von Arnim, the 10 DM with Carl Friedrich Gauß and the 20 DM with Annette von Droste-Hülshoff.
Their backs show the Brandenburger Tor, a sextant of the kind Gauß used for surveying, and a quill and a beech tree, which point to the novella “Die Judenbuche”.
The Bundesbank also chose portraits as the main motif because human perception “responds particularly well to faces”. The back was new: it shows what the people on the front worked on.
Bettina von Arnim
Carl Friedrich Gauß
Annette von Droste-Hülshoff
The series
Eight notes, nine faces
On 1 October 1990 the Bundesbank issued the first two notes of the new series, the 100 and the 200 DM notes. By 27 October 1992 the other six had followed, last of all the 5, the 500 and the 1000 DM notes.
The series was designed by Reinhold Gerstetter, a graphic artist at the Bundesdruckerei. Historians drew up proposals from an initial 70 to 80 names; the condition was an authentic portrait to work from. Five models were mirrored so that all portraits look towards the centre of the note.
Some things stayed from the Bundesbank’s first series: the colours of the values, the large portraits looking towards the centre and the word “Banknote” in Fraktur.
5 DM note1992
10 DM note1991
20 DM note1992
50 DM note1991
100 DM note1990
200 DM note1990
500 DM note1992
1000 DM note1992
The small format
Three note designs on 15 millimetres of gold each
The three notes measured up to 138 × 68 millimetres. Each bar carries its design on a surface narrower than a 1-cent coin.
The paper note was work on the smallest scale. For a steel-engraved portrait, a good engraver needs “a good two to three months”, said the designer Reinhold Gerstetter. Experts from botanists to architects checked every detail, down to the exact number of windows in a building.
The bars’ finish is proof. The three of them lie together in one case.
At a glance
- Motif
- 5, 10 and 20 DM notes
- Last DM series
- Maker
- Kettner Edelmetalle
- Face value
- each 25 Dollars
- Liberia
- Contents
- 3 bars
- Weight
- 1/200 ounce each
- Fine weight
- 0.47 g
- in total
- Fineness
- 999.9/1,000
- Dimensions
- each 15.00 × 8.50 mm
- Finish
- Proof
- Packaging
- Case
All details except the design as stated in our product specifications. The bars are products of Kettner Edelmetalle, not an issue of the Deutsche Bundesbank.
Three faces of the last series, in one case.
Three times 1/200 ounce of gold.
German Banknote Gold 3-Piece Set – three D-Mark legends in the purest fine gold
- Strictly limited: Limited worldwide to only 50 pieces – a mintage rarely seen on this scale.
- Growth opportunities: Very high potential for appreciation, because the strict limitation meets sustained, lively demand for D-Mark designs.
- Rarity: An extraordinarily rare collector's coin in the format of historic original banknotes.
- Investment goal: Physical gold investment in a small denomination – the value is primarily determined by the fine gold content and thus by the gold price.
- Design: The last 5, 10, and 20 Deutsche Mark notes of the Bundesbank – Bettina von Arnim, Carl Friedrich Gauß, and Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, each with the original reverse designs.
- Material / fineness: Fine gold with a fineness of 999.9/1,000, totaling 0.47 g fine weight (3 × 1/200 oz).
- Minting quality: The highest possible minting quality, Proof.
- Manufacturer: Exclusively minted for Kettner Edelmetalle.
- Country of origin: Germany – issued with a face value of 25 Dollars each by the Republic of Liberia.
- Packaging: Delivered in a protective case, with all three editions mounted side by side.
Hardly any currency has enjoyed as much trust as the Deutsche Mark. This set brings back three of its most famous banknotes – not on paper, but in gold. What matters here is not the image, but the substance: 0.47 g of the purest fine gold in 999.9 fineness, whose value is directly tied to the gold price. Anyone who acquires this is not merely buying a minted design, but fully-fledged investment gold – conveniently portioned, tradable worldwide at any time, and just as easily resold.
Three notes, three chapters of German monetary history
The designs come from the last D-Mark series of the Deutsche Bundesbank, the so-called Personality Series. The five-mark note features the writer Bettina von Arnim (1785–1859), with the Brandenburg Gate on the reverse. The ten-mark note bears the portrait of Carl Friedrich Gauß (1777–1855) – mathematician, astronomer, and geodesist – and the sextant he used for his surveys on the reverse. The twenty-mark note is dedicated to the poet Annette von Droste-Hülshoff (1797–1848); the reverse shows a quill and beech tree, referencing her novella "Die Judenbuche" (The Jew's Beech). Every detail of the original notes, down to the fine guilloché patterns and the serial number, has been transferred onto the gold.
Proof: the premier class of minting
All three editions are struck in Proof quality – the most elaborate minting quality of all. Mirror-smooth surfaces, finely frosted reliefs, multiply polished dies and blanks: the difference compared to a standard Brilliant Uncirculated strike is immediately apparent to the naked eye. This quality comes at a cost in production – which is precisely why Proof editions are regularly minted in very small numbers.
Rarity with substance: a mintage of only 50 pieces
Worldwide, only 50 examples of this set exist. This very low mintage makes the ensemble a genuine rarity: when such a small number meets a large pool of D-Mark enthusiasts, exactly the kind of scarcity arises that fuels considerable potential for appreciation. Unlike mass-produced items, there will be no re-minting here – the limitation is final.
Small amounts of gold accumulate over the years into considerable wealth – gram by gram, in pure fine gold.
Why physical gold remains the foundation
Gold is the oldest currency in the world and has been a proven store of value for over 6,000 years. It has an intrinsic value, has historically never fallen to zero, and protects its owners from loss of purchasing power. While paper money can be multiplied at will – the D-Mark itself is an instructive example of this – the supply of gold is naturally limited. It is not without reason that central banks are among the largest holders of gold in the world. As an inflation hedge and as crisis protection, physical precious metal is in demand worldwide. Another advantage: profits from the sale of privately held gold are generally tax-free after a holding period of at least one year.
Key features at a glance
- Quantity: 3 coins in the set (5, 10, and 20 Deutsche Mark as designs)
- Denomination: 1/200 oz each
- Total fine weight: 0.47 g
- Material: Gold, fineness 999.9/1,000
- Face value: 25 Dollars each, Republic of Liberia
- Condition: Proof (PP), brand new
- Mintage: 50 pieces
- Series: Symbolism
- Packaging: Case
Investment gold with a personal touch
Would you like to give something lasting for a birthday, wedding, or christening? Then with this set, you're not giving paper or a fleeting gesture, but genuine investment gold: minted fine gold whose value is tied to the gold price and which can be converted back into cash at any time. Despite the nostalgic design and personal occasion, substance always remains at the forefront in the end. And because gold coins in small denominations are especially easy to divide, the set is also well suited as a manageable entry point into systematic wealth building – step by step, in a metal that has never lost its shine over millennia.
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