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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 under the Weimar Republic and continued into the Nazi period, when its design was modified to incorporate National Socialist emblems, most notably the eagle bearing the swastika, replacing or supplementing earlier Weimar-era motifs. Various commemorative types were struck during the 1930s, including issues marking anniversaries and state occasions, alongside standard circulating types. These coins remained legal tender throughout the Third Reich and circulated in everyday commerce until Germany's defeat in 1945.