Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1874-A 20 mark

Künker Auction 425, lot 2525

This specimen was lot 2525 in Künker Auction 425 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €7,000 (about US$9,912 including buyers' fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"DEUTSCHE MÜNZEN AB 1871 · REICHSGOLDMÜNZEN, MECKLENBURG-STRELITZ Friedrich Wilhelm, 1860-1904. 20 Mark 1874. R Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, grand duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Frederick William, 1860-1904, 20 mark of 1874. Rare, very fine to extremely fine.)"

This rare issue used the same obverse as the 1873 20 mark but had the denomination spelled "20 MARK" instead of the prior "20 M". It was accompanied by a ten mark (KM 106).

Recorded mintage: 6, 000.

Specification: 7.97 g, 0.900 fine gold, 22.5 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: Fr-3807, KM 107, J. 238.

Source:

• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• 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, Katalog 425: Gold coins from the Medieval and Modern Times, from the Mohr family collection, e.g. | Silver coins, e.g. highlights of medallic art | German coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.

Link to:

• 1873 20 mark
• 1874-A 5 pfennig
• 1874-A 20 pfennig
• 1874 10 mark
• Baden 1874-G 20 mark
• Bavaria 1874-D 20 mark
• Hesse 1874-H 20 mark
• Saxony 1874-E 20 mark
• Schaumburg-Lippe 1874-B 20 mark
• Wurttemberg 1874-F 20 mark
• 1877 2 mark
• 1880 10 mark
• 1905 20 mark
• Coins and currency dated 1874