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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 4850293, member: 110226&quot;]I just posted this coin on another thread, and then decided that it really deserves its own.</p><p><br /></p><p>In 1894 Germany, a recently united country under Bismark, issued a coin for one of her overseas possessions, German New Guinea.&nbsp; Germany&#039;s overseas holdings were quite small, compared to other European powers, including Great Britain, France, Belgium and the Netherlands.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, the 5 mark coin produced for New Guinea was remarkable for its artistry and execution.&nbsp; Only 23,000 of these coins were produced, along with some minor denominations in silver (1/2, 1, and 2 marks), as well as in copper.</p><p><br /></p><p>This example was purchased from Backburn &amp; Blackburn, Carmel-by-the-Sea, in the early 1980s.&nbsp; I still have the original envelope.</p><p><br /></p><p>Germany, 1894</p><p>New Guinea</p><p>5 Mark</p><p>Berlin</p><p>KM 7</p><p>Issued for the New Guinea Company</p><p>27.8 grams</p><p>Nicely toned EF</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1171275[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>What other 19th-20th century colonial coins are out there?&nbsp; Please post.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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