Saxony 1904-E 5 mark Dav-904

Sincona sale 13, lot 2309

This specimen was lot 2309 in Sincona sale 13 (Zürich, October 2013), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SACHSEN, KÖNIGREICH 5 Mark 1904. Muldenhütten Auf seinen Tod. Vorzüglich-gutes vorzüglich (kingdom of Saxony, five mark of 1904, Muldenhutten mint, on the death of the king, extremely fine to good extremely fine)."

This commemorative was accompanied by a silver two mark (KM-1261). Regular issue five mark (Dav-903) also exist for 1904.

Recorded mintage: 37,200 plus 70 proofs.

Specification: 27.77 g, 0.900 fine silver, .803 troy oz ASW, this specimen 27.75 g.

Catalog reference: J-133, KM 1262, Dav-904.

Source:

• ^[1]Auktion 13: Münzen und Medaillen, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2013.
• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th 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.

Link to:

• 1903 5 mark
• 1904 2 mark, regular issue
• 1904 2 mark, death of king Georg
• Hesse 1904 5 mark
• Lubeck 1904-A 5 mark
• Prussia 1904 5 mark
• Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1904-A 5 mark Dav-730
• Schaumburg-Lippe 1904-A 5 mark
• Wurttemberg 1904-F 2 mark
• 1904 10 mark
• 1907 5 mark
• Coins and currency dated 1904
• return to cons of German States, Saxony