Hesse 1876-H 5 mark

formerly in the Mountain Groan Collection

This five mark piece was issued from the Darmstadt mint in 1875-76. This type is the most available five mark of Hesse but is less often seen than the five mark of Prussia, Bavaria or Wurttemberg. The next silver five mark issue was in 1888.

Recorded mintage: 290,450.

Specification: 27.77 g, 0.900 fine silver, .803 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 353, Dav-708.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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.
• Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.

Link to:

• 1855 2 gulden
• 1872 20 mark
• 1876 2 mark
• Baden 1876-G 5 mark
• Prussia 1876-A 5 mark Dav-786
• Prussia 1876-B 5 mark Dav-786
• Prussia 1876-C 5 mark Dav-786
• Saxony 1876-E 5 mark
• Hesse 1877-H 5 mark Fr-3792 gold
• 1888 5 mark
• 1892 20 mark
• 1895 5 mark
• Coins and currency dated 1876
• return to cons of German States, Hesse-Darmstadt