Germany coin thread (only the best)

I've got a couple.

Nothing too exciting, but it's interesting to note how the eagle changed stylistically for the FRG coins minted in the 1970's & 80s as compared to earlier coins from the Deutsches Reich.

 

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Here are some 5 marks from the german empire.

5 Mark Hessen Darmstadt 1895
5 Mark Preussen 1888

 

Some More 5 Marks Coins from the german empire.

5 Mark Sachsen Weimar 1903
5 Mark Lübeck 1904

 

Right, here (in the Fed. Rep.) the eagle as a symbol of the country is always depicted heraldically. That is, you will not find, say, a flying eagle on such a piece. The bird always looks to the left (from the viewer's perspective), has more or less spread wings, and visible feet or claws or whatever they are called. On the other hand, the coin designers are free (and actually encouraged) to adapt the style of the eagle to the overall design. The results are fine sometimes, and ho-hum or worse on other occasions ...

On the other hand, the eagle on current Polish coins for example is always the same, but its size varies: On the circulation coins and the commemorative 2 zł coins it is featured prominently in the center, while on silver and gold collector coins it is just one, and sometimes small, element of the obverse.

Christian

 

How did you receive it 80 years ago when it's only 71 years old?

 

German Empire (1871-1918)












Germany - Weimar (1913-1933)

 

5 Mark Hessen 1876 (this coin is normally available and fairly common in VF or lower - in EF and above it is scarce to rare)
5 Mark Anhalt 1914

 

5 Mark Hessen Darmstadt 1904

 

The first coin is a Vicariate Issue from Saxony. The second coin is a City View from Regensburg

 

5 Mark Sachsen Coburg Gotha (I've posted this one before)
5 Mark Bremerhaven 1927

 

Bremerhaven is where my Mother was born and raised.

 

Then Greg, you MUST get yourself one of these.

Nice city from what I hear. Have you been there?

I am often in the area, but never actually been to the city. It has a strong seafaring tradition, which explains the motto on the edge of this coin 'Navigare Necesse Est'

 

That's a really beautiful 5 mark piece from Friedrich, the 99-day emperor!

 

Okay, I have a LOT of German coins but to go with only the best...IMO, this is the best I got:





Silver Ausbeutetaler Depicting Prince Joseph Maria Benedikt Fürstenberg and honoring the Friedrich Christian Mine

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OBV:

Upper - JOS M B FURST ZU FURSTENBERG L • I • D • B • U • Z • ST • H • Z • HAUSENI • KINZ • THAL (Joseph Maria Benedikt Furstenberg at Furstenberg...?? Thaler)

Lower - XEINE FEINE MARK (? Fine Mark)

REV:

Upper - MIT GOTT DURCHKUNST U ARBEIT (with god through art and work?)

Lower - DIE GRUBEFRIED • CHRIST • GABS ZUR AUSBEUT IM OUARTAL • CRUCIS • 1790 (The Friedrich Christian Mine ??? Cross 1790)

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Catalog:Kirchheimer 22, Dollinger 44, Davenport 2271

 

Since some of you are posting pre-1871 German States Coinage, here are some of mine:

Frankfurt Zwey Gulden 1848
Waldeck und Pyrmont 1/4 Taler 1810 (very scarce in this condition)

 

I was only there once, when I was 4. I would love to go back though.
I will definitely keep an eye out for the Bremerhaven coin.

 

An Ausbeutetaler or Konventionstaler 1811 for Jerome Napoleon, Napoleon's brother as king of Westphalia.
His reign only lasted as long as his brother's fortunes....

 

And then the Mansfeld area was occupied or annexed by Prussia which issued mining thalers with pretty much the same design. Different king and kingdom though. In 1913 they issued a very nice commem with the same "Segen des ..." motto. Don't have it but you can see it here http://www.muenzkatalog-online.de/katalog/muenzbilder/medium/image_601.jpg Well, the annexing country came to an end as well ...

Side note: St. George slaying the dragon - depicted on that coin - is the city's CoA.

Christian