Prussia 1895-A 5 mark Dav-789

Sincona sale 11, lot 1116

This specimen was lot 1116 in Sincona sale 11 (Zurich, May 2013), where it sold for 200 CHF (about US$248 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"DEUTSCHLAND Kaiserreich Preussen, Königreich Wilhelm II. 1888-1918. 5 Mark 1895, Berlin. Kl. Kr. Vorzüglich-gutes vorzüglich. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, William II (1888-1918), five mark of 1895, Berlin mint, extremely fine.)"

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 It superseded a similar type with a different reverse (Dav-788).

Recorded mintage: 831,025.

Specification: 27.77 g, .900 fine silver, lettered edge.

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

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• 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]Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes, Auction 11, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2013.

Link to:

• 1893 5 mark
• Hamburg 1895-J 5 mark
• Hesse 1895-A 5 mark
• Saxe-Coburg-Gotha 1895-A 5 mark
• Wurttemberg 1895 5 mark
• 1895 20 mark
• 1896 5 mark
• Coins and currency dated 1895
• return to coins of German States, Prussia