Saxony 1876-E 5 mark

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from the Mountain Groan Collection

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This type was struck in Saxony at the Muldenhutten mint in 1875-76 and 1889. King Albert ruled Saxony 1873-1902. Saxony struck silver two, three and five mark and gold ten and twenty mark until that Empire's collapse in 1918. This type is readily available in worn condition but expensive in high grade. The Muldenhutten mint remained open until 1953, striking coins for the Weimar Republic, the Nazis and the Communists.

Recorded mintage: 835,000.

Specification: 27.77 g, .900 fine silver, .803 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 1237, Dav-900.

Source:

• 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.
• Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.

Link to:

• 1872 2 thaler
• 1873 20 mark
• Hamburg 1875-J 5 mark
• Hesse 1876-H 5 mark
• 1876 20 mark
• 1877 gold 5 mark
• 1894 5 mark
• Coins and currency dated 1876
• return to coins of German States, Saxony