Saxony 1902-E 5 mark Dav-902

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This commemorative five mark piece was issued from the Muldenhutten mint on the death of king Albert of Saxony in 1902. His younger brother Georg survived him by only two years, to be succeeded by his son Friedrich Albert III in 1904. This type is quite a bit more available than the regular issue five mark (KM 1246), which does not seem to have been saved. A commemorative two mark (KM 1255) was also issued.

Recorded mintage: 100,000 plus 250 proofs.

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

Catalog reference: KM 1256, Dav-902.

Source:

• 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.
• 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.

Link to:

• 1901-E 2 mark
• 1901 5 mark
• 1901 10 mark
• 1902 2 mark
• 1902 2 mark, death of king Albert
• Baden 1902-G 5 mark, 50th anniversary of reign
• Bavaria 1902-D 5 mark
• Hamburg 1902-J 5 mark
• Prussia 1902-A 5 mark Dav-789
• Saxe-Meiningen 1902-D 5 mark
• 1902 5 mark, regular issue
• Wurttemberg 1902-F 5 mark Dav-964
• 1903 5 mark
• 1905 20 mark
• Coins and currency dated 1902
• return to cons of German States, Saxony