Hesse 1898-A 20 mark

Künker sale 354, lot 6489

This specimen was lot 6489 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €850 (about US$1,183 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"REICHSGOLDMÜNZEN, HESSEN, Ernst Ludwig, 1892-1918. 20 Mark 1898. Vorzüglich. (Germany, grand duchy of Hesse, Ernest Louis, 1892-1918, 20 mark of 1898, extremely fine.)"

The Darmstadt mint closed in 1882 and Hessian issues were coined at Berlin thereafter. This type was struck 1896-1903.

Recorded mintage: 70,000 + 500 proofs.

Specification: 7.96 g, .900 fine gold, .230 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM 371, J. 225.

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.
• 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.
• ^[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:

• 1896 10 mark
• 1898 10 mark
• 1899 2 mark
• 1899 5 mark
• Coins and currency dated 1898