Wurttemberg 1912-F 3 mark

formerly in the Mountain Groan Collection

This three mark piece was struck 1908-14 at the Stuttgart mint (mintmark "F") for the kingdom of Württemberg, a member of the German Empire. The three mark was roughly equal to the old thaler and superseded it after 1908. Coin issues ceased at the start of World War One and the kingdom was abolished with the collapse of the Empire in 1918.

Recorded mintage: 849,100 plus proofs.

Specifications: 16.67 g, 0.900 fine silver, 33 mm diameter, lettered edge.

Catalog reference: KM-635, Dav-497.

Sources:

• 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]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta 422: Subasta Numismatica, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2023.

Link to:

• 1911 3 mark, Wedding anniversary
• 1912-F 10 pfennig
• 1912-A mark
• 1912-E mark
• Bavaria 1912-D 3 mark
• Prussia 1912-A 3 mark
• 1913 3 mark
• Coins and currency dated 1912