Germany 1930-A 5 mark Dav-972

Sincona sale 9, lot 4167

This specimen was lot 4167 in Sincona sale 9 (Zürich, October 2012), where it sold for 600 CHF (about US$759 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[2] noted,

"DEUTSCHLAND Weimarer Republik 5 Reichsmark 1930, Berlin. Weltrundflug des Luftschiffs "Graf Zeppelin". Polierte Platte. FDC. (Germany, Weimar Republic, five reichsmark of 1930, Berlin mint, on the world flight of the "Graf Zeppelin," proof.)"

This type is not rare but still expensive. The Graf Zeppelin was grounded in 1937, after the loss of the Hindenburg, and was scrapped in 1940.

Recorded mintage: 217,000 plus a few proofs.

Specification: 25 g, 0.500 fine silver, 37 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: J. 343. KM 68, Dav-972.

Source:

• 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.
• Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
• ^[2]Numismatic Coins, Medals, Banknotes & Books: Auction 9, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2012.

Link to:

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• 1930-A 3 mark von der Vogelweide
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• 1930-D 3 mark, Zeppelin flight
• 1930-E 3 mark, Zeppelin flight
• 1930-A 3 mark, liberation of the Rhineland
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• 1930-A 5 mark, oak tree
• 1930-G 5 mark, oak tree
• 1930-A 5 mark, liberation of the Rhineland
• 1930-D 5 mark, liberation of the Rhineland
• 1930-E 5 reichsmark, liberation of the Rhineland
• 1932-D 5 reichsmark, oak tree
• Coins and currency dated 1930
• return to coins of Germany, Weimar Republic (1918-1933)