175th anniversary of Johann Gottfried Herder's death, 20 Mark coin 1978, GDR

On the 175th anniversary of the death of Johann Gottfried Herder , a 20-mark commemorative coin was issued in the GDR in 1978. The coin was minted from 500 silver and weighs 20.9 g. The face of the coin shows a portrait of the poet's head.

Johann Gottfried Herder (1744-1803) was a German poet and one of the most famous personalities in Weimar history.

He was an influential German language writer in the Age of Enlightenment.

Together with Christoph Martin Wieland, Johann Wolfgang Goethe and Friedrich Schiller, Johann Gottfried Herder belongs to the classic four stars of Weimar.