View source for Saxony 1876-E 5 mark

[[Image:Saxony 1876E 5 mark obv DC.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]]
[[Image:Saxony 1876E 5 mark rev DC.jpg|300px|thumb]]

This type was struck in [[German States, Saxony|Saxony]] at the Muldenhutten mint in 1875-76 and 1889. King Albert ruled Saxony 1873-1902. Saxony struck silver two, three and five mark and gold ten and twenty mark until that Empire's collapse in 1918. This type is readily available in worn condition but expensive in high grade. The Muldenhutten mint remained open until 1953, striking coins for the Weimar Republic, the Nazis and the Communists.

''Recorded mintage:'' 835,000.

''Specification:'' 27.77 g, .900 fine silver, .803 troy oz ASW.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 1237, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-900]].

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* Jaeger, Kurt, ''Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871,'' Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 1964.

''Link to:''
* [[Saxony 1875-E 5 mark|1875-E 5 mark]]
* [[Baden 1876-G 5 mark]]
* [[Hesse 1876-H 5 mark]]
* [[Prussia 1876-A 5 mark Dav-786]]
* [[Prussia 1876-B 5 mark Dav-786]]
* [[Prussia 1876-C 5 mark Dav-786]]
* [[Saxony 1876-E 20 mark|1876 20 mark]]
* [[Saxony 1877-E 5 mark|1877 gold 5 mark]]
* [[Saxony 1889-E 5 mark|1889 5 mark]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1876]]
* return to coins of [[German States, Saxony]]

[[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]]