Baden 1913-G 2 mark

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Künker Auction 439, lot 2561

This specimen was lot 2561 in Künker sale 439 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €700 (about US$963 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"REICHSSILBERMÜNZEN, BADEN Friedrich II., 1907-1918. 2 Mark 1913. Prachtexemplar. Fast Stempelglanz. (grand duchy of Baden, Frederick II, 1907-18, two mark of 1913, cabinet piece, about uncirculated.)"

Under the German Empire of 1871-1918, the denominations of two mark and up were permitted for the formerly independent principalities while the lower denominations (one pfennig thru one mark) were minted to a unified design. This two mark was struck 1911 and 1913 and is rather scarce. The three and five mark turn up more frequently.

Recorded mintage: 937,050. Proofs exist.

Specification: 11.11 g, 0.900 fine silver, 28 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 283, J. 38.

Sources:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Jaeger, Kurt, Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871, Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Frühjahrs-Auktion 439: Gold Coins from around the world, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Malta and Saxony | German Coins after 1871 including Coins from the Collection of Jürgen and Erika Schmidt, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.

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