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GERMANY – GERMAN EMPIRE – Set of three 5-Mark silver coins –…
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GERMANY – GERMAN EMPIRE – Set of three 5-Mark silver coins –…
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Estimate CHF 70 - CHF 90
Voluntary lot
Description
GERMANY – GERMAN EMPIRE – Set of three 5-Mark silver coins – Prussia, Hamburg and
Bavaria, 1876–1904.
1. PRUSSIA – 5 Mark Wilhelm I, 1876 C – Frankfurt am Main
Obverse: Bust of Wilhelm I, German Emperor and King of Prussia, facing right; inscription ‘WILHELM
DEUTSCHER KAISER KÖNIG V. PREUSSEN’. Mint mark C beneath the bust.
Reverse: Crowned imperial eagle bearing the Reich’s coat of arms; inscription ‘DEUTSCHES REICH 1876’ and
denomination ‘FÜNF MARK’.
References: J# 97; Davenport 786.
Mintage: 812,361 pieces.
2. FREE AND HANSEATIC CITY OF HAMBURG - 5 Mark, 1888 J – Hamburg
Obverse: Great coat of arms of Hamburg: a castle with three towers surmounted by a helmet, supported by two
lions; inscription ‘FREIE UND HANSESTADT HAMBURG’.
Reverse: Crowned imperial eagle; inscription ‘DEUTSCHES REICH 1888’, denomination ‘FÜNF MARK’.
Mint mark J for Hamburg.
References: KM# 598; J# 62.
Mintage: only 40,000 copies.
3. BAVARIA – 5 Mark Otto, 1904 D – Munich
Obverse: Bareheaded head of King Otto of Bavaria facing left; inscription ‘OTTO KOENIG VON BAYERN’. Mint
mark D for Munich.
Reverse: Crowned imperial eagle; inscription ‘DEUTSCHES REICH 1904’, denomination ‘FÜNF MARK’.
References: J# 46; Davenport 618.
Mintage: 548,340 copies.
Edge: Inscription ‘GOTT MIT UNS’.
Gross weight: 27.8 g each.
Metal and fineness: 900 silver.
Total weight: 83.4 g.
Diameter: approx. 38 mm.
Condition: TTB to TTB+; traces of circulation, varied patina and sporadic greenish deposits
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About the sale
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Auction time
11/06/2026 at 1:00 PM
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