Prussia 1900-A 5 mark Dav-789

Künker sale 353, lot 4208

This specimen was lot 4208 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €400 (about US$557 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Wilhelm II. 1888-1918. 5 Mark 1900, A. . Prachtexemplar. Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, William II, 1888-1918, five mark of 1900. Choice example, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"

This type was struck 1891-1908. It superseded a similar type with a different reverse (Dav-788).

Recorded mintage: 1,079,874, a common date.

Specification: 27.77 g, 0.900 fine silver, lettered edge, 38 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 523, Dav-789, J. 104.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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.
• ^[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.

Link to:

• 1899 silver 5 mark
• 1900 2 mark
• Baden 1900-G 5 mark
• Hesse 1900-A 5 mark
• Oldenburg 1900-A 5 mark Dav-754
• Saxony 1900-E 5 mark
• 1900 20 mark
• 1901 silver 5 mark
• Coins and currency dated 1900