10 Deutsche Mark Gold Minted Bar (Mintage: 5,000 | Proof)
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The last DM series, 10 marks
Carl Friedrich Gauß,mathematician and astronomer.
A 1/200 ounce gold bar by Kettner Edelmetalle, just 15 × 8.5 millimetres in size, showing the design of the 10 DM note from the last series of Deutsche Mark notes.
Image greatly enlarged. The bar measures 15 × 8.5 millimetres.
Image of the front of the bar with the design of the 10 DM note: Carl Friedrich Gauß
The face of the note
A formula on the 10 DM note
Carl Friedrich Gauß lived from 1777 to 1855, a mathematician, astronomer, geodesist and physicist. In the background stand buildings of historic Göttingen.
The 10 DM note bears his normal distribution, found while adjusting the measurements of a land survey. Before printing began, a Bundesbank mathematician noticed that the formula had been reproduced incorrectly in the draft.
The back shows a sextant of the kind Gauß used for surveying. The white field of the paper note also showed a section of the triangulation network of his arc measurement. The island there is called “Wangeroog” on purpose: in Gauß’s day, the e at the end was missing.
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.
Carl Friedrich Gauß
The numeral 10
The sextant
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
The design of a note on 15 millimetres of gold
The 10 DM note measured 130 × 65 millimetres. The 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.
Some things on the paper notes could only be seen with a magnifying glass: on the right of the back lies a very fine background, with clefs and notes on the 100 DM note and with frogs and crowns on the 1000 DM note. The bar’s finish is proof.
At a glance
- Motif
- 10 DM note, Carl Friedrich Gauß
- Last DM series
- Maker
- Kettner Edelmetalle
- Face value
- 25 Dollars
- Liberia
- Weight
- 1/200 ounce
- Fine weight
- 0.16 g
- Fineness
- 999.9/1,000
- Dimensions
- 15.00 × 8.50 mm
- Finish
- Proof
- Mintage
- 5,000 pieces
- Packaging
- Coin capsule
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.
The last series of the Mark, designed by Reinhold Gerstetter.
Carl Friedrich Gauß on 1/200 ounce of gold.
10 Deutsche Mark Gold Minted Bar "Carl Friedrich Gauß" – Minted Fine Gold in Proof Quality
- Fine gold content: 0.16 g of the purest gold (1/200 oz) in the highest fineness of 999.9/1,000 – the actual value core of this minting.
- Minting quality: The highest possible execution "Proof" (PP) with mirror-like surfaces and finely matted reliefs.
- Investment goal: With a minted bar of gold, you build wealth step by step and protect it from creeping currency devaluation.
- Value preservation: Physical gold is a proven store of value, with its price tracking the gold price.
- Tradability: Globally recognized fine gold, resellable at any time and highly liquid.
- Design: A detailed homage to the 10 DM banknote from the last series of Deutsche Mark banknotes, featuring the mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauß.
- Manufacturer & origin: Produced for Kettner Edelmetalle, minted in Germany, issued with a face value of 25 Dollars by the Republic of Liberia.
Small, precise, made of pure fine gold: The 10 Deutsche Mark gold minted bar combines fine minting artistry with the lasting substance value of the precious metal. As one of the most compact gold bars in the range, it contains 0.16 grams of pure gold (1/200 oz, fineness 999.9/1,000) in a rectangular format with gently rounded corners. The actual reason for purchase lies in the fine gold it contains – the artistic banknote motif is the personal touch, but the substance is real, physical investment gold, whose value tracks the gold price.
Fine gold as substance – what's inside the minted bar
At 1/200 ounce, the bar weighs in at around 0.16 grams of fine gold, executed in the top fineness of 999.9/1,000. For those who want to buy physical gold and approach entry into gold investment particularly carefully, this is one of the smallest denominations available. This allows a gold holding to be built up deliberately and with a manageable capital outlay, piece by piece – a tangible asset you can literally hold in your hand.
What is a minted bar?
A minted bar is a bar that bears a coin stamp. Visually, it initially resembles a classic bar, but through the embossed face value it gains the status of a coin. This piece shows a face value of 25 Dollars from the Republic of Liberia and is thus official legal tender in its country of issue. The angular "coin" thus combines the clear shape of a bar with the character of a genuine circulating coin.
The design: The legendary 10 DM banknote featuring Carl Friedrich Gauß
The design is a detailed homage to the 10 DM banknote from the last series issued by the Deutsche Bundesbank – a piece of German monetary history from the era of the Deutsche Mark. At the center is the portrait of Carl Friedrich Gauß (1777–1855), arguably the most significant German mathematician, with the inscription "1777 – 1855 Carl Friedr. Gauß". Alongside it is the large value number "10", along with the Göttingen Observatory and the famous Gaussian normal distribution – the bell curve with its formulas. The inscriptions "DEUTSCHE BUNDESBANK", "Banknote" in Fraktur script as well as "ZEHN DEUTSCHE MARK" and even the fine guilloche patterns of the original note are re-minted in gold. The reverse side takes up the historical sextant and bears the details "9999 FEINGOLD", "1/200 OZ" as well as "25 DOLLARS REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA".
Proof – the highest minting quality
The bar is minted in Proof (PP) quality – the most elaborate minting quality of all. Mirror-like, deep black-appearing surfaces contrast with finely matted motifs, bringing out even the delicate security patterns of the banknote in relief. The piece is delivered protected in a coin capsule, which permanently preserves the sensitive surface.
Gold – store of value, inflation hedge and crisis protection
Gold is the oldest currency in the world and has been a reliable store of value for over 6,000 years. It possesses an inherent, intrinsic value, has never been worth zero, and protects against loss of purchasing power. As the big brother of small silver, physical gold is particularly suitable as an inflation hedge and as crisis protection.
- Protection against inflation, currency risks, and political uncertainty.
- High liquidity – tradable worldwide and quickly convertible into cash.
- Low correlation to other assets – a building block for diversifying wealth.
- Durable and stable in value – gold never loses its shine.
An additional advantage: profits from the sale of physical gold are generally tax-free after a holding period of at least one year. It is not without reason that central banks are among the largest gold holders in the world.
Give real investment gold as a gift
For a christening, birthday, wedding, or Christmas, this minted bar allows you to give real investment gold as a gift – not just a souvenir, but tangible fine gold with lasting substance value. Small amounts of gold accumulate over the years into a considerable fortune and can be passed down through generations. Despite the personal occasion, you are acquiring full-fledged investment gold here, whose value tracks the gold price.
Gold is humanity's oldest currency – it has never been worth zero and will not lose its shine in the future either.
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