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Third Reich Nazi 5 Reichsmark Silver Coin - German 5 Reichsmark Coin The 5 Reichsmark coin was a large silver denomination issued in Germany from the early 1930s through the Nazi period, continuing a coinage tradition established under the Weimar Republic. After 1933 the design was altered to incorporate National Socialist symbolism alongside the traditional eagle, reflecting the regime's practice of adapting existing state institutions and currency to its own iconography. Such coins remained in general circulation as legal tender until the collapse of the Third Reich in 1945. The 5 Reichsmark coin was a large silver denomination first introduced in the Weimar Republic and continued after 1933, when the Nazi state modified the design to incorporate its own symbolism, such as the swastika alongside the traditional eagle motif. This practice of adapting existing coinage rather than issuing entirely new currency reflected the regime's broader approach of appropriating established state institutions to project political legitimacy. The coin circulated as ordinary legal tender for everyday transactions throughout Germany until the collapse of the Third Reich in 1945.