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[[Image:K353-4195.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 353, lot 4195]]

This specimen was lot 4195 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €260 (about US$362 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Wilhelm I. 1861-1888. 5 Mark 1876, C. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Erworben am 14.12.1974.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Prussia|kingdom of Prussia]], William I, 1861-88, five mark of 1876, very fine to extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This type was issued 1874-76 from [[Prussia 1876-A 5 mark Dav-786|Berlin]] ("A"), [[Prussia 1876-B 5 mark Dav-786|Hannover]] ("B") and Frankfurt (shown here) but is scarce. It was superseded by a [[Prussia 1877-B 5 mark|gold five mark]] struck 1877-78. The next silver five mark was issued in 1888 (see [[Prussia 1888-A 5 mark Dav-787|Dav-787]]).

''Recorded mintage:'' 812,369.

''Specification:'' 27.77 g, 0.900 fine silver. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 503, J. 97C, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-786]]. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* 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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Künker Auktion 353: Die Sammlung Axel Tesmer, Teil 2: Prägungen der Könige von Preussen von der Kroning 1701 bis zum Ende der Monarchie.'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021. 

''Link to:''
* [[Prussia 1874-A 5 mark Dav-786|1874-A 5 mark]]
* [[Prussia 1875-B 5 mark Dav-786|1875-B 5 mark]]
* [[Prussia 1875-A 20 mark|1875-A 20 mark]]
* [[Baden 1876-G 5 mark]]
* [[Hesse 1876-H 5 mark]]
* [[Saxony 1876-E 5 mark]]
* [[Prussia 1876-A 2 mark|1876-A 2 mark]]
* [[Prussia 1876-C 2 mark|1876-C 2 mark]]
* [[Prussia 1876-A 5 mark Dav-786|1876-A 5 mark]]
* [[Prussia 1876-B 5 mark Dav-786|1876-B 5 mark]]
* [[Prussia 1877-A 2 mark|1877-A 2 mark]]
* [[Prussia 1877-B 2 mark|1877-B 2 mark]]
* [[Prussia 1877-B 5 mark|1877-B gold 5 mark]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1876]]

[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 351, 352, 353, 354]][[Category: Silver thalers of Germany]]