Saxony 1898-E 5 mark

formerly in the Wildman Collection

This five mark piece was issued from the Muldenhutten mint for king Albert of Saxony in 1898. His younger brother Georg survived him by only two years, to be succeeded by his son Friedrich Albert III in 1904. This type, struck 1891-1902, is rather scarce.

Recorded mintage: 160,000.

Specification: 27.77 g, 0.900 fine silver, .803 troy oz ASW, 38 mm diameter, lettered edge.

Catalog reference: KM 1246, Dav-901.

Source:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• 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, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• Saxony 1894-E 5 mark
• 1898 2 mark
• Hesse 1898-A 5 mark
• Bavaria 1898-D 5 mark
• Schaumburg-Lippe 1898-A 5 mark
• Wurttemberg 1898-F 5 mark Dav-964
• 1898 10 mark
• 1900 5 mark
• 1901 10 mark
• Coins and currency dated 1898
• return to cons of German States, Saxony