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[[Image:Germany K294-4242.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 294, lot 4242]] | [[Image:Germany K294-4242.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 294, lot 4242]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 4242 in Künker sale 294 (Osnabruck, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €230 (about US$310 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''REICHSKLEINMÜNZEN, 5 Pfennig 1891, E. Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz.'' (unified minor coinage, five pfennig of 1891-E, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"</blockquote> This coin is a copper-nickel five pfennig from a type issued from the Berlin (mintmark "A"), Munich ([[Germany 1913-D 5 pfennig|mintmark "D"]]), Muldenhutten (mintmark "E", shown here), Stuttgart (mintmark "F"), Karlsruhe (mintmark "G") and Hamburg (mintmark "J") mints. 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 1890-1915 but wartime shortages forced the regime to convert the coin to iron in 1915-22. | + | This specimen was lot 4242 in Künker sale 294 (Osnabruck, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €230 (about US$310 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''REICHSKLEINMÜNZEN, 5 Pfennig 1891, E. Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz.'' ([[Germany]], unified minor coinage, five pfennig of 1891-E, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"</blockquote> This coin is a copper-nickel five pfennig from a type issued from the Berlin (mintmark "A"), Munich ([[Germany 1913-D 5 pfennig|mintmark "D"]]), Muldenhutten (mintmark "E", shown here), Stuttgart (mintmark "F"), Karlsruhe (mintmark "G") and Hamburg (mintmark "J") mints. 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 1890-1915 but wartime shortages forced the regime to convert the coin to iron in 1915-22. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 173,000. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 173,000. | ||
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''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | * 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. | ||
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, ''Katalog 294: Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871 | Russische Münzen und Medaillen,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017. | * <sup>[1]</sup>Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, ''Katalog 294: Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871 | Russische Münzen und Medaillen,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017. | ||
''Link to:'' | ''Link to:'' | ||
| + | * [[Germany 1890-A 5 pfennig|1890-A 5 pfennig]] | ||
* [[Bavaria 1891-D 2 mark]] | * [[Bavaria 1891-D 2 mark]] | ||
* [[Hesse 1891-A 2 mark]] | * [[Hesse 1891-A 2 mark]] | ||
Revision as of 11:02, 17 September 2021
This specimen was lot 4242 in Künker sale 294 (Osnabruck, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €230 (about US$310 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"REICHSKLEINMÜNZEN, 5 Pfennig 1891, E. Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (Germany, unified minor coinage, five pfennig of 1891-E, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"
This coin is a copper-nickel five pfennig from a type issued from the Berlin (mintmark "A"), Munich (mintmark "D"), Muldenhutten (mintmark "E", shown here), Stuttgart (mintmark "F"), Karlsruhe (mintmark "G") and Hamburg (mintmark "J") mints. 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 1890-1915 but wartime shortages forced the regime to convert the coin to iron in 1915-22.
Recorded mintage: 173,000.
Specification: 2.5 g, copper-nickel, 18 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: J. 12, KM 11.
- 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.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 294: Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871 | Russische Münzen und Medaillen, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.
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