Our looking back at the coinage authorized by each of the 38 German States still in existence during the German Empire's reign (1871 - 1918) brings us to the Alphabet's letter "O" which stands for Oldenburg. The last authorized coinage of the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg consists of two silver coins which were authorized in 1901 under the leadership of Grand Duke Friedrich August. Both were struck at the Berlin Mint and bear the "A" mint mark. One is a 28mm silver (0.3215 ounce ASW) 2 Mark coin (75,000 minted as business strikes and another 250 proofs were produced for collectors) OLDENBURG 1901-A SILVER ZWEI (2) MARK - GRAND DUKE FRIEDRICH AUGUST The other is a 38mm silver (0.8037 ounce ASW) 5 Mark coin (10,000 minted as business strikes and another 170 proofs were produced for collectors) OLDENBURG 1901-A SILVER FUNF (5) MARK - GRAND DUKE FRIEDRICH AUGUST My bonuses to you for reading this trivia is a photo of an earlier struck 1900-A silver 2 Mark coin authorized under the leadership of Friedrich August: OLDENBURG 1900-A SILVER 2 MARK - FRIEDRICK AUGUST and a photo of a earlier struck 1900-A 5 Mark coin: OLDENBURG 1900-A SILVER 5 MARK - FRIEDRICH AUGUST Thought you should know Clinker
Very nice thread!! Oldenburg is located at the north coast of Germany; the name means "Old Settlement".
Yes, there is a city which has that name, and the counts (later dukes and grand dukes) decided to use that name for their entire country. Kind of funny - the city, as the former state, is now part of the state of Lower Saxony, but the official city name is still "Oldenburg (Oldenburg)". The German word "Burg" means (fortified) castle. Interesting post, Clinker - Oldenburg sure did not issue many coins in those years ... Christian
Hi, goosen, our Paraguyan friend, Thankds for reading, commenting and sharing your coin collection with us.
Thread got me interested enough to watch the HA world coin auction yest abit... I'm half ger and have family over there, so really always wanted to get a 'whopper' coin from the area they come from. I think our line goes back to the area in/around the black forest, and believe the relatives live around the Swiss border by Bazel (forgive me if I mis-spell anything) and Lorach ? Anyway, if you have any recommendations from this area that qualify as 'whopper's' let me know... nothing in the 5 figures, but a real nice coin in the range below that would be something I'd like to add. I've heard my uncle plays in precious metals and coins abit, but I haven't connected since I don't actively seek world coins,,,, he send me a few neat coins a few years ago.... Here's a few... The 1mark appears MS66-67, and he sent me another not picuted that I'd swear would go 68.... no idea where the lorach market coin came from,, looks proof, and really nice relief and design.. neat coin.
I wanted to add one more piece to your thread (not to hi-jack) just bc I just picked this 1913 3 Mark 2 days ago and I love the design of the coin, just havent found it in better condition...should have bid on the MS63 since it was only a few dollars more than this..
Hmm, what do we have in this topic? Some German Empire / Oldenburg coins - well, that is what Clinker wanted to show us, and tell us about, here. An Austrian Maria Theresia Thaler; those are still made as official restrikes by the Austrian Mint, so it is not possible to say when this one was minted. A medal from Lörrach - seems that King Ruprecht (Rupertus) granted Lörrach the right to have a market in the city (which back then was an important thing) in MCCCCIII = 1403, and the medal commemorates that. A one mark coin, 1915A, from the German Empire, in great condition, showing all details. And finally a German Empire / Prussia commemorative coin, celebrating some victory against a country that only one year later the German Empire would be at war with again ... Christian
