Wurttemberg 1908-F 5 mark Dav-964

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Künker Auction 440, lot 3649

This specimen was lot 3649 in Künker sale 440 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €750 (about US$1,032 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"WÜRTTEMBERG Wilhelm II., 1891-1918. 5 Mark 1908. Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. Exemplar der Auktion Grün 82, Heidelberg 2021, Nr. 744. (kingdom of Württemberg, William II, 1891-1918, five mark of 1908, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"

This type was struck for the king of Württemberg in 1892-95, 1896-1908 and 1913 along with silver two and three mark and gold ten and twenty mark pieces. The five mark is common. Proofs exist.

Recorded mintage: 521,716.

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

Catalog reference: KM 632, Dav-964, J. 176.

Sources:

  • 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, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Frühjahrs-Auktion 440: Württemberg Coin History | The Heinz-Falk Gaiser Collection, Part 3 | The Duchy, Electorate, and Kingdom of Württemberg (1797-1918), Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.

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