Saxe-Meiningen 1913-D 2 mark

Künker sale 354, lot 6365

This specimen was lot 6365 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €750 (about US$1,044 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"REICHSSILBERMÜNZEN, SACHSEN-MEININGEN, Georg II. 1866-1914. 2 Mark 1913. - Kurzer Bart -. Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (Germany, duchy of Saxe-Meiningen, George II, 1866-1914, two mark of 1913, short beard variety, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"

This scarce type was struck in 1902 and 1913. The next two mark, issued in 1915, commemorated the duke's death.

Recorded mintage: 5,000 + proofs.

Specification: 11.11 g, 0.900 fine silver, reeded edge, 28 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 199, J. 151b.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th 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.

Link to:

• 1902-D 2 mark
• Prussia 1913 2 mark, defeat of Napoleon
• Prussia 1913 2 mark, 25th anniversary of reign
• 1915 2 mark, death of Georg II
• Coins and currency dated 1913