Prussia 1881-A 20 mark

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Künker sale 353, lot 4183

This specimen was part of lot 4183 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), which sold for €700 (about US$974 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Wilhelm I. 1861-1888. 20 Mark 1877, 1881, A. 2 Stück., Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Erworben am 24.7.1967. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, William I, 1861-88, twenty mark of 1881. [One of] two pieces, very fine to extremely fine.)"

The first twenty mark was struck 1871-73 in substantial numbers from the Berlin (mintmark "A"), Hannover (mintmark "B") and Frankfurt (mintmark "C") mints. It was superseded in 1874 by this type with a revised reverse. There is a concurrent ten mark gold piece with a similar design.

Recorded mintage: 427,556, a common date.

Specification: 7.97 g, 0.900 fine gold.

Catalog reference: J. 246A, KM 505, Fr-3816.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • Jaeger, Kurt, Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871, Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 353: Die Sammlung Axel Tesmer, Teil 2: Prägungen der Könige von Preussen von der Kroning 1701 bis zum Ende der Monarchie. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

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