Baden 1903-G 10 mark
This specimen was lot 1850 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €220 (about US$286 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ALLEMAGNE, BADE, Friedrich Ier (1856-1907), AV 10 Mark, 1903 G. Fines griffes. Très Beau. (Germany, grand duchy of Baden, Frederick I, 1586-1907, gold ten mark of 1903. Hairlines, Very Fine.)"
This type was struck 1902-07. Several German states issued gold five mark in 1877 but the denomination was abandoned in favor of a silver five mark, gold being restricted to ten and twenty mark pieces. This date is common. This older bust of the grand duke also appears on two mark (KM 278) and five mark (KM 274).
Reported Mintage: 109,450.
Specification: 3.98 g, 0.900 fine gold.
Catalog reference: KM 275, J. 190; A.K.S. 148; Fr-3758.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Jaeger, Kurt, Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871, Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 158, Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.
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