Baden 1894-G 20 mark
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This specimen was lot 3843 in Künker sale 264 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €375 (about US$485 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BADEN Friedrich I. 1852-1907. 20 Mark 1894. Vorzüglich. (grand duchy of Baden, Frederick I, 1852-1907, twenty mark of 1894, extremely fine.)"
This twenty mark was issued 1894-95 and is the last twenty mark of this ruler, whose successor, Friedrich II, issued twenty mark 1911-14. It is common.
Recorded mintage: 400,000 plus proofs.
Specification: 7.96 g, 0.900 fine gold.
Catalog reference: J. 189. KM 270, Fr-3754.
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- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 264, Gold coins | Russian Coins and Medals | German Coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.
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