Prussia 1889-A 20 mark
This specimen was lot 4201 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €360 (about US$501 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Wilhelm II. 1888-1918. 20 Mark 1889, A. Winz. Randfehler, sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, William II, 1888-1918, twenty mark of 1889. Minor rim nick, very fine to extremely fine.)"
This type was struck 1888-89 at the beginning of the reign of William II. Altho not rare, the 1889 has 1/14 of the mintage of the 1888. In 1890, the eagle was modified slightly (KM 521) and that is the version most often seen.
Recorded mintage: 775,512, a common date.
Specification: 7.97 g, 0.900 fine gold.
Catalog reference: KM 516, Fr-3830, J. 250.
- 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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