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[[Image:K353-4205.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 353, lot 4205]] | [[Image:K353-4205.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 353, lot 4205]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 4205 in Künker sale 353 ( | + | This specimen was lot 4205 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €380 (about US$529 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Wilhelm II. 1888-1918. 20 Mark 1912. Winz. Randfehler, fast vorzüglich.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Prussia|kingdom of Prussia]], William II, 1888-1918, twenty mark of 1912. Minor rim nick, about extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This is the next to last year of issue for this type. The emperor donned a uniform for the next issue of 1913-15, the last gold twenty mark struck in Prussia before defeat in World War One destroyed the empire. The Hamburg mint struck this type 1905-06 and 1909-12. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 502,530, a fairly common date. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 502,530, a fairly common date. | ||
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* [[Prussia 1911-A 20 mark|1911-A 20 mark]] | * [[Prussia 1911-A 20 mark|1911-A 20 mark]] | ||
| + | * [[Germany 1912-F 10 pfennig|1912-F 10 pfennig]] | ||
* [[Germany 1912-A mark|1912-A mark]] | * [[Germany 1912-A mark|1912-A mark]] | ||
* [[Germany 1912-E mark|1912-E mark]] | * [[Germany 1912-E mark|1912-E mark]] | ||
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* [[Prussia 1912-A 20 mark|1912-A 20 mark]] | * [[Prussia 1912-A 20 mark|1912-A 20 mark]] | ||
* [[Prussia 1913-A 20 mark Fr-3831|1913 20 mark, bare head]] | * [[Prussia 1913-A 20 mark Fr-3831|1913 20 mark, bare head]] | ||
| − | * [[Prussia 1913-A 20 mark Fr-3833|1913 20 mark, uniformed bust | + | * [[Prussia 1913-A 20 mark Fr-3833|1913 20 mark, uniformed bust]] |
* [[Coins and currency dated 1912]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1912]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 351, 352, 353, 354]] | [[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 351, 352, 353, 354]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:16, 16 July 2025
This specimen was lot 4205 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €380 (about US$529 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Wilhelm II. 1888-1918. 20 Mark 1912. Winz. Randfehler, fast vorzüglich. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, William II, 1888-1918, twenty mark of 1912. Minor rim nick, about extremely fine.)"
This is the next to last year of issue for this type. The emperor donned a uniform for the next issue of 1913-15, the last gold twenty mark struck in Prussia before defeat in World War One destroyed the empire. The Hamburg mint struck this type 1905-06 and 1909-12.
Recorded mintage: 502,530, a fairly common date.
Specification: 7.97 g, 0.900 fine gold, 33 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: J. 252J, KM 521, Fr-3831.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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.
- [1]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.
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