2002 $10 Goodbye German Currency Colorized MS68 Certification #45773265, PCGS #910411

2002 Liberia $10 Goodbye German Currency 100DM (Clara Schumann) PCGS MS68 { PCGS-5 }. With the introduction of the Euro for currency within the EU, regional money such as the Franc, Lira and yes Deutsche Mark, went the way of the Dodo Bird. This African nation commemorated this shift with the “Our Currency Goes” series of copper-nickel $10 coins for various European countries lamenting the passing of various national denominations in favor of the Euro and inspired by a series of popular souvenir tokens. This commemorative coin has the standard Liberian Coat of Arms on the reverse. Clara was the talented pianist/composer who married the famous composer, Robert Schumann. She is the subject of the commemorative colorized DM100 banknote illustrated on the obverse, which was part of a series of banknotes honoring several German artists and scientists in 1989; and reissued with additional security features in 1996. This is part of a 12-coin series for EU countries adopting the Euro.