Germany 1932-E 5 mark Dav-974

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Künker Auction 425, lot 2600

This specimen was lot 2600 in Künker Auction 425 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €1,900 (about US$2,691 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"DEUTSCHE MÜNZEN AB 1871 · WEIMARER REPUBLIK, 5 Reichsmark 1932 E. Goethe. R Min. Kratzer, vorzüglich. (Germany, Weimar republic, five mark of 1932, Goethe. Rare, light scratches, extremely fine.)"

This one year type, marking the centennial of the death of Goethe, was struck in small numbers in Berlin ("A"), Munich ("D"), Muldenhutten ("E", shown here), Stuttgart ("F"), Karlsruhe ("G") and Hamburg ("J"). We have included it in our category of thalers based on its size, even tho it is only 0.500 fine. The accompanying three mark (KM 76) is quite a bit more available. It is the last Weimar commemorative.

Recorded mintage: 1,490 plus proofs.

Specification: 25 g, 0.500 fine silver, 36 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 77, Dav-974, J. 351.

Source:

  • 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 425: Gold coins from the Medieval and Modern Times, from the Mohr family collection, e.g. | Silver coins, e.g. highlights of medallic art | German coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.

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