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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mynter, post: 1536244, member: 40061&quot;]I also am a devoted collector of german emperial coinage. I especially fancy the Hamburg - coins because of the nice coat - of - arms. One of the most remarkeble coins of this era is the Bremen 2 - mark. Pay attention to the missing ring of pearls wich all other standard coins have. The Currency law of 1871 made this ring og pearls a must, but when in 1904 Bremen startet minting ,the public opinion was very much for reforming what was regarded as being a dull and outdated design. For the Bremen 2 and 5 mark a model without pearls was chosen. When the Department of Finances in Berlin got aware of this illegael issue, the 5 - mark was imediatly stopped and melted down, but the 2 mark allready had been sent out into circulation and one did not want to withdraw it i order to prevent creating a collectors item. And of course : some 15 or 16 5 -marks without pearls where &quot; saved &quot; from the melting - pot and now and then show up on coin auctions.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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