Wurttemberg 1900-F 20 mark
This specimen was lot 2884 in Künker sale 439 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €1,200 (about US$1,651 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"REICHSGOLDMÜNZEN, WÜRTTEMBERG Wilhelm II., 1891-1918. 20 Mark 1900. Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (kingdom of Württemberg, William II, 1891-1918, twenty mark of 1900. Extremely fine to uncirculated.)"
Under the German Empire of 1871-1918, the denominations of two mark and up were permitted for the formerly independent principalities while the lower denominations (one pfennig thru one mark) were minted to a unified design. This type was struck 1894, 1897-1900, 1905, 1913-14. This is fairly common despite a high catalog value.
Recorded mintage: 500,000 plus a few proofs.
Specification: 27.77 g, 0.900 fine silver, .803 troy oz ASW, 37 mm diameter, lettered edge.
Catalog reference: Fr-3876, KM 634, J. 296.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Jaeger, Kurt, Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871, Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Frühjahrs-Auktion 439: Gold Coins from around the world, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Malta and Saxony | German Coins after 1871 including Coins from the Collection of Jürgen and Erika Schmidt, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.
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