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[[Image:Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 1903 5 mark Sincona 9-04080.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 9, lot 4080]]

This specimen was lot 4080 in Sincona sale 9 (Zürich, October 2012), where it sold for 450 CHF (about US$569 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''DEUTSCHLAND Sachsen-Weimar und Eisenach. Grossherzogtum Münzstätte Berlin Wilhelm Ernst, 1901-1918. 5 Mark 1903. Zur Hochzeit mit Caroline von Reuss. Leichte Flecken. Polierte Platte. FDC.'' (Grand duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, William Ernest, 1901-18, five mark of 1904, Berlin mint, on his marriage to Caroline of Reuss. Proof.)"</blockquote>  This type was saved in sufficient numbers as to be scarce, not rare. A silver [[Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 1903-A 2 mark|two mark]] accompanied this issue.

''Recorded mintage:'' 24,000 plus about 1,000 proofs.

''Specification:'' 27.77 g, 0.900 fine silver, 38 mm diameter. 

''Catalog reference:'' J. 159. KM 173, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-848]]. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>''Numismatic Coins, Medals, Banknotes & Books: Auction 9,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2012. 

''Link to:''
* [[Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 1892-A 20 mark|1892 20 mark]]
* [[Saxe-Meiningen 1901-D 5 mark]]
* [[Germany 1903-A mark|1903-A mark]]
* [[Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 1903-A 2 mark|1903-A 2 mark, wedding of the duke]]
* [[Baden 1903-G 5 mark Dav-535]]
* [[Prussia 1903-A 5 mark Dav-789|Prussia 1903 5 mark]]
* [[Saxe-Altenburg 1903-A 5 mark Dav-816]]
* [[Waldeck-Pyrmont 1903-A 5 mark]]
* [[Wurttemberg 1903-F 5 mark]]
* [[Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 1908-A 5 mark|1908 5 mark]]
* [[Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 1910-A 3 mark|1910 3 mark]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1903]]
* return to coins of [[German States, Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach]]

[[Category: Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 7, 8, 9]]