Germany 1930-E 5 mark Dav-966
This specimen was lot 34362 in Heritage sale 3135 (Pittsburgh, September 2026), where it sold for $8,540. The catalog description[1] noted, "Germany: Weimar Republic Proof "Oak Tree" 5 Mark 1930-E PR67 Cameo NGC, Muldenhütten mint. A near technically perfect example of the type, cloaked in peach hues that transform into a rainbow iridescence when in motion. Ex. Künker Auction 409 (June 2024, Lot 2648)." Other five mark were issued in 1930 to promote the Graf Zeppelin flight (KM 68) and to celebrate the liberation of the Rhineland (KM 71). Undone by the Great Depression, the Weimar republic disappeared into the dictatorship of Adolf Hitler.
Recorded mintage: 354 000 plus 30,000 of KM 68 plus 45,000 of KM 71 plus proofs.
Specification: 25 g, 0.500 fine silver, 37 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 56, Dav-966.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2026 September 1 - 5 ANA World & Ancient Coins Platinum Session and Signature® Auction #3135, featuring The Vila Rica Collection of Brazilian Gold Coins, Part II, and The Grundy Collection of Latin American and Spanish Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2026.
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- 1930-A pfennig
- 1930-F pfennig
- 1930-F 50 pfennig
- 1930-A 3 mark, Zeppelin flight
- 1930-D 3 mark, Zeppelin flight
- 1930-E 3 mark, Zeppelin
- 1930-A 5 mark, oak tree
- 1930-A 5 mark, Zeppelin flight
- 1930-A 5 mark, liberation of the Rhineland
- 1930-D 5 mark, liberation of the Rhineland
- 1930-E 5 mark, liberation of the Rhineland
- 1930-J 5 mark, liberation of the Rhineland
- 1930-G 5 mark, oak tree
- 1930-J 5 mark, oak tree
- Coins and currency dated 1930
- return to Germany, Weimar Republic (1918-1933)