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[[Image:K354-6402.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 354, lot 6402]] | [[Image:K354-6402.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 354, lot 6402]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 6402 in Künker sale 354 ( | + | This specimen was lot 6402 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €380 (about US$529 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''REICHSSILBERMÜNZEN, WÜRTTEMBERG, Wilhelm II. 1891-1918. 2 Mark 1893. Winz. Randfehler, fast Stempelglanz.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Wurttemberg|kingdom of Württemberg]], William II, 1891-1918, two mark of 1893, minor rim defects, about uncirculated.)"</blockquote> The silver two mark replaced the old gulden (10.58 g, 0.900 fine) struck in south Germany prior to unification. This two mark piece was struck at the Stuttgart mint (mintmark "F") for the kingdom of [[German States, Wurttemberg|Wurttemberg]], a member of the German Empire. This type was struck 1892-93, 1896-1908, 1912-14 along with silver three and five mark and gold ten and twenty mark pieces. The two mark is common. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 177,000. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 177,000. | ||
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* [[Germany 1893-F mark|1893-F mark]] | * [[Germany 1893-F mark|1893-F mark]] | ||
* [[Prussia 1893-A 2 mark]] | * [[Prussia 1893-A 2 mark]] | ||
| + | * [[Saxony 1893-E 2 mark]] | ||
* [[Wurttemberg 1893-F 5 mark Dav-964|1893 5 mark]] | * [[Wurttemberg 1893-F 5 mark Dav-964|1893 5 mark]] | ||
* [[Wurttemberg 1896-F 2 mark|1896 2 mark]] | * [[Wurttemberg 1896-F 2 mark|1896 2 mark]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:26, 21 April 2026
This specimen was lot 6402 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €380 (about US$529 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"REICHSSILBERMÜNZEN, WÜRTTEMBERG, Wilhelm II. 1891-1918. 2 Mark 1893. Winz. Randfehler, fast Stempelglanz. (Germany, kingdom of Württemberg, William II, 1891-1918, two mark of 1893, minor rim defects, about uncirculated.)"
The silver two mark replaced the old gulden (10.58 g, 0.900 fine) struck in south Germany prior to unification. This two mark piece was struck at the Stuttgart mint (mintmark "F") for the kingdom of Wurttemberg, a member of the German Empire. This type was struck 1892-93, 1896-1908, 1912-14 along with silver three and five mark and gold ten and twenty mark pieces. The two mark is common.
Recorded mintage: 177,000.
Specification: 11.11 g, 0.900 fine silver, reeded edge, 28 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 631, J. 174.
- 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, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 354: Munzen und Medaillen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. Braunschweig-Luneburg. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.
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