The German agencies certify their coverage on either form D/USA 5 (Agreement Between the FRG and the U.S. on Social Security) or on a computer printout, or both. A statement that no German coverage exists is acceptable if it is on a liaison form or on the official stationery of one of the German liaison agencies listed in GN 01708.025.

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  The year for which coverage exists appears in the first column followed by the “from - to” period expressed in day/month format.

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  The “from” date is never earlier than January 1, 1937.

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  All coverage periods are wholly within a calendar year but more than one period may be reported in a calendar year.

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  The number of months in a period are shown in either the contribution period or substitute period columns.

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  The total coverage months for the period from 1937 through the last year of coverage, are displayed in the box following the list of coverage periods.

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The format of computer generated German coverage records may vary somewhat but will display the same basic information as forms D/USA 5. The exhibit in E., below shows some of the various ways that German coverage might be displayed.

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