Prussia 1906-A 5 mark Dav-789

Künker sale 354, lot 6282

This specimen was lot 6282 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €300 (about US$418 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"REICHSSILBERMÜNZEN, PREUSSEN, Wilhelm II. 1888-1918. 5 Mark 1906, A. Vorzüglich. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, William II, 1888-1918, five mark of 1906, extremely fine.)"

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 It superseded a similar type with a different reverse (Dav-788).

Recorded mintage: 230,963, a scarce 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 354: Munzen und Medaillen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. Braunschweig-Luneburg. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

Link to:

• 1904 5 mark
• 1906 2 mark
• Baden 1906-G 5 mark Dav-536
• Bavaria 1906-D 5 mark
• Bremen 1906-J 5 mark Dav-630
• 1906 20 mark
• 1907 5 mark
• Coins and currency dated 1906