Obverse: The obverse of the coin features the German Federal Eagle above the inscription BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND (Eng. Federal Republic of Germany), below which is the denomination DEUTSCHE MARK 5. On either side of the number 5 are the issuing year 1971, and below them is the mintmark D, indicating that the coin was minted at the Munich Mint.
Reverse: The reverse of the coin displays the monogram of the German painter and graphic artist Albrecht Dürer, who was born in 1471 in Nuremberg and died there in 1528. Below it, the inscription ALBRECHT DÜRER and the years 1471 1528 are engraved.
About the coin: This 5 Deutsche Mark silver coin was issued to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Albrecht Dürer's birth.