List of silver coins of the German Empire

5 mark piece with Wilhelm II.

From 1873 the federal states of the German Empire were allowed to issue their own silver coins with a face value of 2 and 5 marks. By the Coinage Act of July 9, 1873 was regulated how the coins had to make: on the face only the sovereign or the coat of arms of the free cities of Hamburg, Bremen and Lübeck was allowed to be displayed, and the coin had a Perlkreis own. On the value side , only the imperial eagle in a certain design was allowed. In addition, other silver coins with the face values ​​of 20 pfennig, 50 pfennig and 1 mark were issued. However, these were not provided with a portrait of a ruler, as they were not published by individual states.

In 1908 3-mark coins were minted for the first time, for which the same provisions initially applied as for the 2 and 5-mark coins.

With the Coin Act of June 1, 1909, the provisions of 1873 were relaxed; Other motifs were now allowed to be shown on commemorative coins , and the pearl circle was no longer compulsory; in addition, the value side could also have a different design.

Some of the coins were produced in very high numbers, for example the currency and commemorative coins of the Kingdom of Prussia . For smaller territories with a correspondingly small population, on the other hand, there are significantly lower numbers of mints, especially for commemorative coins. Due to the war , on the other hand, the 3-mark commemorative coin from Saxony for the 400th anniversary of the Reformation in 1917 was only minted in 100 pieces, and issues for government anniversaries in Hesse (1917) and Bavaria (1918) were only minted in a few individual pieces.

The coins were valid throughout the empire, so that Baden coins could also be used in Prussia, for example.

Mints

The silver coins of the empire were produced in nine different mints :

Mint mark	place	Period
A.	Berlin	from 1872
B.	Hanover	1872-1878
C.	Frankfurt	1872-1879
D.	Munich	from 1872
E.	Dresden	1872-1887
	Muldenhütten	from 1887
F.	Stuttgart	from 1872
G	Karlsruhe	from 1872
H	Darmstadt	1872-1882
J	Hamburg	from 1875

Nominal value up to 1 mark

The small silver coins of the German Empire were issued from 1873 with the denominations of 20 Pfennig and 1 Mark . The mints began to mint 50-pfennig coins from 1875. As early as 1877, the 20-pfennig coins made of silver were replaced by those made of cupronickel. From 1891, as with the coins with a higher face value, the imperial eagle with a small coat of arms was used, whereas previously an eagle with a large coat of arms was in use. After 1903, coins with a face value of 50 pfennigs were no longer minted, as these coins were now replaced by the face value of ½ marks .

Face value	Obverse	reverse	Embossing period	Weight	Diameter of the coin	Edge design
20 pfennigs			1873-1877	1.111 g	16.0 mm	110 notches
50 pfennigs			1875-1877	2.778 g	20.0 mm	126 notches
50 pfennigs			1877-1878	2.778 g	20.0 mm	126 notches
50 pfennigs			1896 1898 1900-1903	2.778 g	20.0 mm	126 notches
½ mark			1905-1919	2.778 g	20.0 mm	90 notches
1 mark			1873-1883 1885-1887	5.556 g	24.0 mm	140 notches
1 mark			1891-1894 1896 1898-1916	5.556 g	24.0 mm	140 notches

Production took place in all mints, although some did not produce all of the coin values ​​in some years.

The coins, like the 2, 3 and 5 mark coins, are made of 900/1000 silver .

Nominal value from 2 marks

mass and weight

All coins are made of 900/1000 silver .

The 2-mark coins weigh 11.111 grams and are 28 mm in diameter.

The 3-mark coins weigh 16.667 grams and have a diameter of 33 mm.

The 5-mark coins weigh 27.778 grams and have a diameter of 38 mm.

In general, the face value of one mark stands for a fineness of five grams of silver. A five-mark silver coin therefore contains 25 g of silver; In comparison, there were also five-mark gold coins with a fineness of 1.79 g gold.

Value pages

The imperial eagle is depicted on the value side of the silver coins . There are two variants, the eagle with a large coat of arms ("small eagle") and the eagle with a small coat of arms ("large eagle"). The former was used until 1889, the latter from 1891. No silver coins were minted in between.

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  Eagle with a large coat of arms ("small eagle")

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  Eagle with a small coat of arms ("large eagle")

The inscription reads:

GERMAN EMPIRE - year number -

- value indication--

Exceptions

The coinage law of 1909 allowed the value side to be changed as well.

• On the value side of the coins “Centenary of the Grand Duchy 1915” (Mecklenburg-Schwerin) and “Centenary of the membership of the County of Mansfeld” (Prussia) another form of the imperial eagle can be seen, the so-called “war eagle”.
• The Prussian 3-mark coins "Centenary of the University of Berlin" and "Centenary of the University of Breslau" also bear other forms of the imperial eagle.
• A modification of the imperial eagle (Art Nouveau eagle) is also struck on the value side of the coin "Centenary of the Grand Duchy of Saxony-Weimar-Eisenach".
• The value side of the coin “Centenary of the Wars of Liberation against France ” bears an eagle grabbing a snake (as a symbol of Napoleon's foreign rule).

• 

  Value side of the coin "Centenary Mecklenburg-Schwerin"

• 

  Value side of the coin "Centenary of the University of Berlin"

• 

  Value side of the coin "Centenary of the University of Wroclaw"

• 

  Value side of the coin "Centenary of Saxony-Weimar-Eisenach"

• 

  Value side of the coin "Centenary of the Wars of Liberation"

edge

The edge of the 2-mark pieces has 140 notches, while the edge of the 3-mark and 5-mark coins reads GOD MIT UNS . Between the words there are two arabesques with an iron cross between them.

list

Legend :

Face value : The face value of a coin is the value that is stated on the coin and for which the coins were mostly issued.

Issue year : The issue year is the year in which a particular coin was minted and issued.

Course / commemorative coin : A course coin is a coin without a specific reason for issuance. It only shows the portrait of the prince or the city arms. In addition, it is usually issued in several years. A commemorative coin is a coin that is issued for a specific occasion, such as the anniversary of the reign or the ruler's birthday. These coins were only produced one year at a time. However, like the circulation coins, they were official means of payment.

Occasion / motif : Here the occasion of a commemorative coin or the motif of a currency coin is given.

Mint : The coins were mostly only produced by one mint (see above), which is listed here.

embossed edition :

• stgl : These coins were minted in the normal way. However, most of the coins no longer have the "uncirculated gloss" condition, as they have worn out over time.
• PP : These coins are minted in a special way, separately from the others. They arestampedfrom polished discs with specially polished stamps. This makes the elevations of the coin appear matt, while the surface is reflective. These coins are usually more expensive than the normally minted copies, since in most cases they were minted in smaller numbers. If the word is present in the "PP" column, it means that the number of PP coins is not known.

Duchy of Anhalt Capital: Dessau ; Area: 2299 km²
Illustration	Face value	Issue year (s)	Course / commemorative coin, occasion / motif	embossing site	embossed edition
					stgl	PP
	2 marks	1876	Circulation coin Friedrich I.	A.	200,000	-
	2 marks	1896	Commemorative coin for the 25th anniversary of Friedrich I.	A.	50,000	available
	5 marks	1896	Commemorative coin for the 25th anniversary of Friedrich I.	A.	10,000	available
	2 marks	1904	Commemorative coin taking office of Friedrich II.	A.	50,000	150
	3 marks	1909 1911	Circulation coin Friedrich II.	A.	100,000 100,000	100
	3 marks	1914	Commemorative coin Silver wedding of Friedrich II. And Marie	A.	200,000	1,000
	5 marks	1914	Commemorative coin Silver wedding of Friedrich II. And Marie	A.	30,000	1,000
Grand Duchy of Baden Capital: Karlsruhe ; Area: 15,069 km²
Illustration	Face value	Issue year (s)	Course / commemorative coin, occasion / motif	embossing site	embossed edition
					stgl	PP
	2 marks	1876 1877 1880 1883 1888	Circulation coin Friedrich I.	G	1,739,038 763,927 74,000 45,493 75,279	available
	5 marks	1874–1876 1888	Circulation coin Friedrich I.	G	786,994 30,111	available
	2 marks	1892 1894 1896 1898-1902	Circulation coin Friedrich I.	G	106,750 106,750 213,520 1,093,412	available
	5 marks	1891 1893-1895 1898-1902	Circulation coin Friedrich I.	G	42,700 177,033 491,605	available
	2 marks	1902	Commemorative coin 50th anniversary of the reign of Friedrich I.	G	375.018	-
	5 marks	1902	Commemorative coin 50th anniversary of the reign of Friedrich I.	G	50,024	-
	2 marks	1902-1907	Circulation coin Friedrich I.	G	3,444,401	available
	5 marks	1902-1904 1907	Circulation coin Friedrich I.	G	805.119 243.821	available
	2 marks	1906	Commemorative coin golden wedding of Friedrich I and Luise	G	350,000	-
	5 marks	1906	Commemorative coin golden wedding of Friedrich I and Luise	G	60,000	-
	2 marks	1907	Commemorative coin death of Frederick I	G	350.002	available
	5 marks	1907	Commemorative coin death of Frederick I	G	60,000	available
	2 marks	1911 1913	Circulation coin Friedrich II.	G	77,000 289,690	available
	3 marks	1908-1915	Circulation coin Friedrich II.	G	3,464,251	available
	5 marks	1908 1913	Circulation coin Friedrich II.	G	281,568 244,000	available
Kingdom of Bavaria Capital: Munich ; Area: 75,865 km²
Illustration	Face value	Issue year (s)	Course / commemorative coin, occasion / motif	embossing site	embossed edition
					stgl	PP
	2 marks	1876 1877 1880 1883	Circulation coin Ludwig II.	D.	5,370,139 1,511,500 168,974 104,217	available
	5 marks	1874-1876	Circulation coin Ludwig II.	D.	1,871,266	available
	2 marks	1888	Course coin Otto	D.	172.368	-
	5 marks	1888	Course coin Otto	D.	68,947	-
	2 marks	1891 1893 1896 1898–1908 1912–1913	Course coin Otto	D.	246,050 246,050 492,131 12,733,516 311,350	available
	5 marks	1891 1893-1896 1898-1908 1913	Course coin Otto	D.	98,420 407,741 4,420,268 420,000	available
	3 marks	1908-1913	Course coin Otto	D.	6,592,442	available
	2 marks	1911	Commemorative coin 90th birthday and 25th anniversary of Prince Regent Luitpold's reign	D.	640,000	available
	3 marks	1911	Commemorative coin 90th birthday and 25th anniversary of Prince Regent Luitpold's reign	D.	639.721	available
	5 marks	1911	Commemorative coin 90th birthday and 25th anniversary of Prince Regent Luitpold's reign	D.	160,000	available
	2 marks	1914	Circulation coin Ludwig III.	D.	573,533	available
	3 marks	1914	Circulation coin Ludwig III.	D.	717.460	available
	5 marks	1914	Circulation coin Ludwig III.	D.	142,400	available
	3 marks	1918	Commemorative coin golden wedding Ludwig III. and Marie	D.	130	5
Duchy of Brunswick Capital: Braunschweig ; Area: 3672 km²
Illustration	Face value	Issue year (s)	Course / commemorative coin, occasion / motif	embossing site	embossed edition
					stgl	PP
	3 marks	1915	Commemorative accession Ernst August ; Wedding with Viktoria Luise (without Lüneburg in the title)	A.	few	approx. 1,700
	5 marks	1915	Commemorative accession Ernst August ; Wedding with Viktoria Luise (without Lüneburg in the title)	A.	few	approx. 1,400
	3 marks	1915	Commemorative accession Ernst August ; Wedding with Viktoria Luise	A.	31,634	-
	5 marks	1915	Commemorative accession Ernst August ; Wedding with Viktoria Luise	A.	8,600	available
Free Hanseatic City of Bremen Capital: Bremen ; Area: 256 km²
Illustration	Face value	Issue year (s)	Course / commemorative coin, occasion / motif	embossing site	embossed edition
					stgl	PP
	2 marks	1904	Circulation coin Coat of arms of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen	J	100,000	200
	5 marks	1906	Circulation coin Coat of arms of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen	J	40,846	600
Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg Capital: Hamburg ; Area: 415 km²
Illustration	Face value	Issue year (s)	Course / commemorative coin, occasion / motif	embossing site	embossed edition
					stgl	PP
	2 marks	1876-1878 1880 1883 1888	Circulation coin coat of arms of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg	J	4,811,142 98,936 60,446 99,820	available
	5 marks	1875-1876 1888	Circulation coin coat of arms of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg	J	1,215,661 40,363	available
	2 marks	1892-1893 1896 1898-1908 1911-1914	Circulation coin coat of arms of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg	J	286,775 286,434 7,329,908 715,833	available
	3 marks	1908-1914	Circulation coin coat of arms of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg	J	4,654,966	available
	5 marks	1891 1893-1896 1898-1908 1913	Circulation coin coat of arms of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg	J	59,409 234,400 2,585,475 326,800	available
Grand Duchy of Hesse Capital: Darmstadt ; Area: 7688 km²
Illustration	Face value	Issue year (s)	Course / commemorative coin, occasion / motif	embossing site	embossed edition
					stgl	PP
	2 marks	1876-1877	Circulation coin Ludwig III.	H	540.108	available
	5 marks	1875-1876	Circulation coin Ludwig III.	H	438,485	available
	2 marks	1888	Circulation coin Ludwig IV.	A.	22,350	500
	5 marks	1888	Circulation coin Ludwig IV.	A.	8,940	400
	2 marks	1891	Circulation coin Ludwig IV.	A.	62,650	available
	5 marks	1891	Circulation coin Ludwig IV.	A.	25,060	available
	2 marks	1895-1896 1898-1900	Circulation coin Ernst Ludwig	A.	62,650 96,600	200 688
	5 marks	1895 1898-1900	Circulation coin Ernst Ludwig	A.	39,380 73,280	200 566
	2 marks	1904	Commemorative coin for the 400th birthday of Philip the Magnanimous	A.	100,000	2,250
	5 marks	1904	Commemorative coin for the 400th birthday of Philip the Magnanimous	A.	40,000	700
	3 marks	1910	Circulation coin Ernst Ludwig	A.	200,000	500
	3 marks	1917	Commemorative coin for the 25th anniversary of Ernst Ludwig's reign	A.	few	approx. 1,330
Principality of Lippe Capital: Detmold ; Area: 1215 km²
Illustration	Face value	Issue year (s)	Course / commemorative coin, occasion / motif	embossing site	embossed edition
					stgl	PP
	2 marks	1906	Course coin Leopold IV.	A.	20,000	1,100
	3 marks	1913	Course coin Leopold IV.	A.	15,000	100
Free and Hanseatic City of Lübeck Capital: Lübeck ; Area: 298 km²
Illustration	Face value	Issue year (s)	Course / commemorative coin, occasion / motif	embossing site	embossed edition
					stgl	PP
	2 marks	1901	Circulation coin coat of arms of the Free and Hanseatic City of Lübeck	A.	25,000	250
	2 marks	1904-1907 1911-1912	Circulation coin coat of arms of the Free and Hanseatic City of Lübeck	A.	100,000 50,000	578
	3 marks	1908-1914	Circulation coin coat of arms of the Free and Hanseatic City of Lübeck	A.	174.002	available
	5 marks	1904 1907–1908 1913	Circulation coin coat of arms of the Free and Hanseatic City of Lübeck	A.	10,000 20,000 6,000	200 available
Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Capital: Schwerin ; Area: 13,127 km²
Illustration	Face value	Issue year (s)	Course / commemorative coin, occasion / motif	embossing site	embossed edition
					stgl	PP
	2 marks	1876	Circulation coin Friedrich Franz II.	A.	300,000	-
	2 marks	1901	Commemorative accession of Friedrich Franz IV. After reached age of majority	A.	50,000	1,000
	2 marks	1904	Commemorative coin wedding of Friedrich Franz IV. And Alexandra	A.	100,000	6,000
	5 marks	1904	Commemorative coin wedding of Friedrich Franz IV. And Alexandra	A.	40,000	2,500
	3 marks	1915	Commemorative coin centenary of the Grand Duchy	A.	33,334	available
	5 marks	1915	Commemorative coin centenary of the Grand Duchy	A.	10,000	available
Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Capital: Neustrelitz ; Area: 2929 km²
Illustration	Face value	Issue year (s)	Course / commemorative coin, occasion / motif	embossing site	embossed edition
					stgl	PP
	2 marks	1877	Circulation coin Friedrich Wilhelm	A.	100,000	available
	2 marks	1905	Circulation coin Adolf Friedrich V.	A.	10,000	2,500
	3 marks	1913	Circulation coin Adolf Friedrich V.	A.	7,000	available
Grand Duchy of Oldenburg Capital: Oldenburg ; Area: 6424 km²
Illustration	Face value	Issue year (s)	Course / commemorative coin, occasion / motif	embossing site	embossed edition
					stgl	PP
	2 marks	1891	Circulation coin Nicolaus Friedrich Peter	A.	100,000	available
	2 marks	1900-1901	Circulation coin Friedrich August	A.	175,000	260
	5 marks	1900-1901	Circulation coin Friedrich August	A.	30,000	170
Kingdom of Prussia Capital: Berlin ; Area: 348,780 km²
Illustration	Face value	Issue year (s)	Course / commemorative coin, occasion / motif	Stamping plant (s)	embossed edition
					stgl	PP
	2 marks	1876-1877 1879-1880 1883-1884	Course coin Wilhelm I.	A, B, C A A	28,827,953 693,975 304,640	available
	5 marks	1874-1876	Course coin Wilhelm I.	A, B, C	7,562,000	available
	2 marks	1888	Circulation coin Friedrich III.	A.	500,000	available
	5 marks	1888	Circulation coin Friedrich III.	A.	200,000	available
	2 marks	1888	Course coin Wilhelm II.	A.	140,512	available
	5 marks	1888	Course coin Wilhelm II.	A.	56.204	available
	2 marks	1891-1893 1896 1898-1908 1911-1912	Course coin Wilhelm II.	A.	1,674,000 1,771,853 45,395,392 1,914,288	available
	3 marks	1908-1912	Course coin Wilhelm II.	A.	22,660,469	available
	5 marks	1891-1896 1898-1904 1906-1908	Course coin Wilhelm II.	A.	1,886,723 11,273,459 5,363,880	available
	2 marks	1901	Commemorative coin 200 years Kingdom of Prussia	A.	2,600,000	available
	5 marks	1901	Commemorative coin 200 years Kingdom of Prussia	A.	460,000	available
	3 marks	1910	Commemorative coin centenary of the University of Berlin	A.	200,000	2,000
	3 marks	1911	Commemorative coin Centenary of the University of Wroclaw	A.	400,000	available
	2 marks	1913	Commemorative coin Centenary of the Wars of Liberation against France	A.	1,500,000	available
	3 marks	1913	Commemorative coin Centenary of the Wars of Liberation against France	A.	2,000,000	available
	2 marks	1913	Commemorative coin for the 25th anniversary of the reign of Wilhelm II.	A.	1,500,000	5,000
	3 marks	1913	Commemorative coin for the 25th anniversary of the reign of Wilhelm II.	A.	2,000,000	6,000
	3 marks	1914	Commemorative coin for the 25th anniversary of the reign of Wilhelm II (without laurel branch and dates)	A.	2,564,101	available
	5 marks	1913-1914	Commemorative coin for the 25th anniversary of the reign of Wilhelm II (without laurel branch and dates)	A.	3,548,891	available
	3 marks	1915	Commemorative coin centenary of the membership of the county Mansfeld to Prussia	A.	30,000	550
Principality of Reuss older line Capital: Greiz ; Area: 316 km²
Illustration	Face value	Issue year (s)	Course / commemorative coin, occasion / motif	embossing site	embossed edition
					stgl	PP
	2 marks	1877	Course coin Heinrich XXII.	B.	20,000	available
	2 marks	1892	Course coin Heinrich XXII.	A.	10,000	available
	2 marks	1899 1901	Course coin Heinrich XXII.	A.	10,000 10,000	120
	3 marks	1909	Course coin Heinrich XXIV.	A.	10,000	400
Principality of Reuss younger line Capital: Gera ; Area: 827 km²
Illustration	Face value	Issue year (s)	Course / commemorative coin, occasion / motif	embossing site	embossed edition
					stgl	PP
	2 marks	1884	Circulation coin Heinrich XIV.	A.	100,000	available
Kingdom of Saxony Capital: Dresden ; Area: 14,995 km²
Illustration	Face value	Issue year (s)	Course / commemorative coin, occasion / motif	embossing site	embossed edition
					stgl	PP
	2 marks	1876-1877 1879-1880 1883 1888	Course coin Albert	E.	2,409,431 93,619 55,700 90,995	-
	5 marks	1875–1876 1889	Course coin Albert	E.	1,129,109 36,397	-
	2 marks	1891 1893 1895-1896 1898-1902	Course coin Albert	E.	130,375 130,375 260,802 1,874,049	available
	5 marks	1891 1893-1895 1898-1902	Course coin Albert	E.	52,150 216,249 715,964	available
	2 marks	1902	Commemorative coin death Albert	E.	167,625	250
	5 marks	1902	Commemorative coin death Albert	E.	100,000	250
	2 marks	1903-1904	Course coin Georg	E.	2,011,984	> 50
	5 marks	1903-1904	Course coin Georg	E.	826.941	50
	2 marks	1904	Commemorative coin death of George	E.	150,000	55
	5 marks	1904	Commemorative coin death of George	E.	37,200	70
	2 marks	1905-1908 1911-1912 1914	Circulation coin Friedrich August III.	E.	2,570,909 353,875 298,000	available
	3 marks	1908-1913	Circulation coin Friedrich August III.	E.	3,485,188	available
	5 marks	1907-1908 1914	Circulation coin Friedrich August III.	E.	715,344 298,000	available
	2 marks	1909	Commemorative coin for the 500th anniversary of the Leipzig University	E.	125,000	300
	5 marks	1909	Commemorative coin for the 500th anniversary of the Leipzig University	E.	50,000	300
	3 marks	1913	Commemorative coin Centenary of the Battle of the Nations near Leipzig	E.	999,999	17,000
	3 marks	1917	Commemorative coin for the 400th anniversary of the Reformation	E.	-	100
Duchy of Saxony-Altenburg Capital: Altenburg ; Area: 1324 km²
Illustration	Face value	Issue year (s)	Course / commemorative coin, occasion / motif	embossing site	embossed edition
					stgl	PP
	2 marks	1901	Commemorative coin for the 75th birthday of Ernst I.	A.	50,000	500
	5 marks	1901	Commemorative coin for the 75th birthday of Ernst I.	A.	20,000	500
	5 marks	1903	Commemorative coin 50th anniversary of the reign of Ernst I.	A.	20,000	300
Duchies of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Capitals: Gotha and Coburg ; Area: 1956 km²
Illustration	Face value	Issue year (s)	Course / commemorative coin, occasion / motif	embossing site	embossed edition
					stgl	PP
	2 marks	1895	Course coin Alfred	A.	15,000	available
	5 marks	1895	Course coin Alfred	A.	4,000	-
	2 marks	1905 1911	Course coin Carl Eduard	A.	10,000	2,000 100
	5 marks	1907	Course coin Carl Eduard	A.	10,000	-
Duchy of Saxony-Meiningen Capital: Meiningen ; Area: 2468 km²
Illustration	Face value	Issue year (s)	Course / commemorative coin, occasion / motif	embossing site	embossed edition
					stgl	PP
	2 marks	1901	Commemorative coin for the 75th birthday of George II.	D.	20,000	-
	5 marks	1901	Commemorative coin for the 75th birthday of George II.	D.	20,000	-
	2 marks	1902 1913	Course coin Georg II.	D.	20,000 5000	available
	3 marks	1908 1913	Course coin Georg II.	D.	35,000 20,000	available
	5 marks	1902 1908	Course coin Georg II.	D.	20,000 60,000	-
	2 marks	1915	Commemorative coin death of George II.	D.	30,000	available
	3 marks	1915	Commemorative coin death of George II.	D.	30,000	available
Grand Duchy of Saxony-Weimar-Eisenach Capital: Weimar ; Area: 3595 km²
Illustration	Face value	Issue year (s)	Course / commemorative coin, occasion / motif	embossing site	embossed edition
					stgl	PP
	2 marks	1892	Commemorative coin Golden Wedding of Carl Alexander and Sophie	A.	50,000	available
	2 marks	1898	Commemorative coin 80th birthday of Carl Alexander	A.	100,000	available
	2 marks	1901	Commemorative accession of Wilhelm Ernst	A.	100,000	available
	2 marks	1903	Memorial coin wedding of Wilhelm Ernst and Caroline	A.	40,000	1,000
	5 marks	1903	Memorial coin wedding of Wilhelm Ernst and Caroline	A.	24,000	1,000
	2 marks	1908	Commemorative coin for the 350th anniversary of the University of Jena	A.	50,000	-
	5 marks	1908	Commemorative coin for the 350th anniversary of the University of Jena	A.	40,000	-
	3 marks	1910	Memorial coin wedding of Wilhelm Ernst and Feodora	A.	133,000	available
	3 marks	1915	Commemorative coin centenary of the Grand Duchy of Saxony-Weimar-Eisenach	A.	50,000	200
Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe Capital: Bückeburg ; Area: 340 km²
Illustration	Face value	Issue year (s)	Course / commemorative coin, occasion / motif	embossing site	embossed edition
					stgl	PP
	2 marks	1898 1904	Course coin Georg	A.	5,000 5,000	162 200
	5 marks	1898 1904	Course coin Georg	A.	3,000 3,000	90 200
	3 marks	1911	Commemorative coin death of George	A.	50,000	available
Principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt Capital: Rudolstadt ; Area: 941 km²
Illustration	Face value	Issue year (s)	Course / commemorative coin, occasion / motif	embossing site	embossed edition
					stgl	PP
	2 marks	1898	Circulation coin Günther Victor	A.	100,000	375
Principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen Capital: Sondershausen ; Area: 941 km²
Illustration	Face value	Issue year (s)	Course / commemorative coin, occasion / motif	embossing site	embossed edition
					stgl	PP
	2 marks	1896	Course coin Karl Günther	A.	50,000	190
	2 marks	1905	Commemorative coin 25th anniversary of Karl Günther's reign	A.	75,000	10,000
	3 marks	1909	Commemorative coin death of Karl Günther	A.	70,000	> 100
Principalities of Waldeck and Pyrmont Capitals: Arolsen and Pyrmont ; Area: 1121 km²
Illustration	Face value	Issue year (s)	Course / commemorative coin, occasion / motif	embossing site	embossed edition
					stgl	PP
	5 marks	1903	Circulation coin Friedrich	A.	2,000	300
Kingdom of Württemberg Capital: Stuttgart ; Area: 19,507 km²
Illustration	Face value	Issue year (s)	Course / commemorative coin, occasion / motif	embossing site	embossed edition
					stgl	PP
	2 marks	1876-1877 1880 1883 1888	Course coin Karl	F.	2,661,777 128,943 73,872 123,140	available
	5 marks	1874–1876 1888	Course coin Karl	F.	1,326,926 49,258	available
	2 marks	1892-1893 1896 1898-1908 1912-1914	Course coin Wilhelm II.	F.	351,055 351,031 9,115,537 794,753	available
	3 marks	1908-1914	Course coin Wilhelm II.	F.	5,318,469
	5 marks	1892–1895 1898–1908 1913	Course coin Wilhelm II.	F.	361,134 3,237,225 401,200	available
	3 marks	1911	Commemorative coin Silver Wedding of Wilhelm II and Charlotte	F.	500,000	available
	3 marks	1916	Commemorative coin for the 25th anniversary of the reign of Wilhelm II.	F.	1,000	-

particularities

Embossing errors / deviations

• A minting error on some coins is the incorrect marginal writing OTT MIT UNS , e.g. E.g. some 3-mark coins from Anhalt from 1909 and some 5-mark coins from Prussia with the head of Wilhelm II.
  • In the 5-mark coin of Württemberg from 1908, some coins have the marginal writing OTT MI UNS .
• The word BADEN is written without a slash next to the A on some 5-mark coins from Baden 1875–1891 , ie: BΛDEN .
• With the Baden 5-Mark course coin from 1913 it happens that the D in BADEN is open at the top.
• "Otto's Locken" on the 5 and 2 mark coins of Bavaria from 1888 to 1913
  • Open / closed forelock: By polishing the die, Otto's originally closed forelock became an open forelock.
  • Curls over the ear: Due to differences in the punch, there are either several curls or one large curl over the ear.
• 2 and 5 Mark Sachsen-Meiningen: The 2 and 5 Mark coins of Sachsen-Meiningen have two different variants:
  • The Duke's beard is about 1.5 mm from the pearl circle.
  • The beard touches the pearl circle.

additional

• Bremen originally wanted to mint a 3-mark piece in 1914. However, the outbreak of World War I prevented this.
• Mecklenburg-Schwerin had planned to mint 2 and 5 mark coins in 1919 for the 500th anniversary of the University of Rostock.

In Prussia, a commemorative coin was planned to commemorate Bismarck's 100th birthday in 1915 .

The fact that the number of mints was due to the high demand, which would have exceeded a number of 100 million and thus above the circulation of the coins of the War of Liberation or the 25th anniversary of Wilhelm II's reign (around 9 million), made Bismarck more popular with the emperor it is clear why the plan was dropped.

See also

• German currency history
• Commemorative coins of the Federal Republic of Germany
• Commemorative coins of the German Democratic Republic
• Gold mark
• List of Reichsmark coins from the Weimar Republic
• Reichsmark

literature

Article base

• K. Jaeger, H. Kahnt: The German coins since 1871. 21st edition, Gietl, Regenstauf 2009, ISBN 978-3-86646-521-3 .

Continuing

• MICHEL: Coin Catalog Germany 2009. Schwaneberger, Unterschleißheim 2009, ISBN 978-3-87858-589-3 .
• P. Arnold, H. Küthmann, D. Steinhilber, D. Faßbender: Large German coin catalog from 1800 to today. Gietl, Regenstauf 2008, ISBN 978-3-86646-035-5 .
• H. Caspar: The king called, and everyone, everyone came: a foray into the history of coins in the German Empire from 1871 to 1918 . money trend Verlag, Vienna 2009, ISBN 978-3-9502268-7-4 .

Web links

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