Germany 1930-E 5 mark Dav-973

Sincona sale 9, lot 4176

This specimen was lot 4176 in Sincona sale 9 (Zürich, October 2012), where it sold for 375 CHF (about US$474 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[2] noted,

"DEUTSCHLAND Weimarer Republik 5 Reichsmark 1930, Muldenhütten. Zur Rheinlandräumung. Polierte Platte. FDC. (Weimar Republic, five reichsmark of 1930, Muldenhütten mint, on the liberation of the Rhineland, proof.)"

This type is not rare but still expensive. The occasion of the commemorative was the withdrawal of French occupation troops from the Rhineland and its return to German control.

Recorded mintage: 45,000 plus a few proofs.

Specification: 25 g, 0.500 fine silver, 37 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: J. 347, KM 71, Dav-973.

Source:

• 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.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[2]Numismatic Coins, Medals, Banknotes & Books: Auction 9, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2012.

Link to:

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• 1930-A pfennig
• 1930-F pfennig
• 1930-F 50 pfennig
• 1930-A 3 mark, Zeppelin flight
• 1930-D 3 mark, Zeppelin flight
• 1930-E 3 mark, Zeppelin
• 1930-A 5 mark, liberation of the Rhineland
• 1930-D 5 mark, liberation of the Rhineland
• 1930-J 5 mark, liberation of the Rhineland
• 1930-A 5 mark, oak tree
• 1930-G 5 mark, oak tree
• 1930-J 5 mark, oak tree
• 1930-A 5 mark, Zeppelin flight
• 1932-D 5 mark, oak tree
• Coins and currency dated 1930
• return to coins of Germany, Weimar Republic (1918-1933)