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MARK  (KM# 7)

Weight: 5.5500 g.
Alloy: 0.9000 Silver 0.1606 oz. ASW
Diameter: 24 mm
Ruler: Wilhelm I
Obv: Denomination within wreath
Rev: Crowned imperial eagle

Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BU 1876A 17,297,000 2.50 4.00 22.00 90.00 150

2 PFENNIG  (KM# 2)

Weight: 3.2000 g.
Alloy: Copper
Diameter: 20 mm
Ruler: Wilhelm I

Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BU 1874C 17,474,000 1.00 5.00 15.00 55.00 75.00

10 PFENNIG  (KM# 12)

Weight: 3.7200 g.
Alloy: Copper-Nickel
Diameter: 21 mm
Ruler: Wilhelm II
Obv: Denomination, date at right
Rev: Crowned imperial eagle with shield on breast
Note: Struck from 1890-1916

Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BU 1896F 2,009,000 0.15 1.00 4.00 50.00 100.00

PFENNIG  (KM# 1)

Weight: 2.0000 g.
Alloy: Copper
Diameter: 17.5 mm
Ruler: Wilhelm I

Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BU 1875A 64,669,000 3.00 5.00 16.00 50.00 60.00

1/2 MARK  (KM# 17)

Weight: 2.7770 g.
Alloy: 0.9000 Silver 0.0804 oz. ASW
Diameter: 20 mm
Obv: Denomination within wreath
Rev: Crowned imperial eagle with shield on breast within wreath
Note: Some coins dated from 1918-19 were issued with a black finish to prevent hoarding

Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BU 1905D 7,636,000 0.85 1.25 3.00 33.00 -

    Germany, a nation of north-central Europe which from1871 to 1945 was, successively, an empire, a republic and a totalitarian state, attained its territorial peak as an empire when it comprised a 208,780 sq. mi. (540,740 sq. km.) homeland and an overseas colonial empire. Read the rest of this entry »