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<p>[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 1084553, member: 6229"]Will you look at that? Our journey through the numismatic history of the 38 German States existing through the years (1871-1918) of the German Empire brings us to the alphabetical listing of Saxony.</p><p><br /></p><p>Saxony traces its foundational roots back to 850, but its numismatical ancestry began around 990. Of course we are currently looking at Saxony's coins that were struck under authorization of the German Empire. Remember minor business strike (circulating) coinage from 1 Pfennig through 1 Mark was struck by mints of the German Empire bearing the following mint marks:</p><p><br /></p><p>B - Berlin</p><p>D - Munich</p><p>E - Muldenhutten</p><p>F - Stuttgart</p><p>G - Karlsruhe</p><p>J - Hamburg</p><p><br /></p><p>There's another mint mark of importance in the numismatic history of Saxony and that mint mark is L for Leipzig Mint where the pre-German Empire coinage of Saxony was produced</p><p><br /></p><p>Saxony, being one of the more powerful states of central Europe, became a kingdom in 1806. During the years of the German Empire, Saxony came under the leadership of three different kings:</p><p><br /></p><p>Johann, 1871-1873</p><p>Albert, 1873-1902</p><p>Georg, 1902-1904</p><p>Friedrich August III, 1904-1918</p><p><br /></p><p>Photos of Saxony's coinage, even those struck by the Muldenhutten Mint, are hard to come by so I'm only going to be able to present, for your perusel, a few of Saxony's coins authorized during 1871-1918.</p><p><br /></p><p>No coin photos authorized by Saxony under Johann's leadership during 1871-1873 were found, however I located an 1858-F (Stuttgart mint mark) silver Ein (1) Verinsthaler (FORVM's Classical Numismatic Gallery photo):</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pos=11" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pos=11" rel="nofollow"><b>SAXONY 1858-F SILVER 1 VERINSTHALER - KING JOHANN</b></a></p><p><br /></p><p>I found two photos (courtesy of Anythinganywhere) from King Albert's leadership of Saxony. One's a 1902 Silver 5 Mark and is the same design struck on the 1901 and 1902 2 Mark as well as the 1901 5 Mark:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.anythinganywhere.com/commerce/coins/coinpics/ger-sax-k1246-1902-1.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.anythinganywhere.com/commerce/coins/coinpics/ger-sax-k1246-1902-1.jpg" rel="nofollow"><b>SAXONY 1902 SILVER 5 MARK - KING ALBERT</b></a></p><p><br /></p><p>Here's a photo of a gold 1901-E 10 Mark (Anythinganywhere.com photo):</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.anythinganywhere.com/commerce/coins/coinpics/ger-sax-k1247-1901-1.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.anythinganywhere.com/commerce/coins/coinpics/ger-sax-k1247-1901-1.jpg" rel="nofollow"><b>SAXONY 1901-E GOLD 10 MARK - KING ALBERT</b></a></p><p><br /></p><p>Later, I found this photo of a 1891 silver 2 Mark courtesy of AVS Coins:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.avscoins.com/showcoin.php?cat=German%20States%20(1871-1917)%20(P-W)&id=GS2-4" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.avscoins.com/showcoin.php?cat=German%20States%20(1871-1917)%20(P-W)&id=GS2-4" rel="nofollow"><b>1891-E SILVER 2 MARK - KING ALBERT</b></a></p><p><br /></p><p>After King Albert's death Saxony, under the new Leadership of King Georg, authorized the striking of commemorative Silver 2 and 5 Mark coins in 1902. Both bear same design. This 2 Mark photo courtesy of Anthinganywhere.com is a nice example of the issues:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.anythinganywhere.com/commerce/coins/coinpics/ger-sax-k1255-1.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.anythinganywhere.com/commerce/coins/coinpics/ger-sax-k1255-1.jpg" rel="nofollow"><b>SAXONY 1902-E SILVER 2 MARK - DEATH OF ALBERT</b></a></p><p><br /></p><p> In 1909 Saxony authorized silver Zwei (2) Mark and Funf (5) Mark coins to commemorate the 500th Anniversary of Leipzig University. Here's a photo of the 2 Mark. The obverse features Crown Prince Friedrich the Pugnacious and Friedrich August III. Photo courtesy of FORVM Classical Numiusmatics Gallery:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pos=9" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pos=9" rel="nofollow"><b>SAXONY 1909 SILVER 2 MARK- 500TH ANNIVERSARY LEIPZIG UNIVERSITY</b></a></p><p><br /></p><p>5 Mark photo courtesy of Goldberg Coins and Collectibles:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://64.60.141.198/cgi-bin/lot_auc.php?site=1&sale=53&lot=3128" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://64.60.141.198/cgi-bin/lot_auc.php?site=1&sale=53&lot=3128" rel="nofollow"><b>SAXONY 1909 SILVER 5 MARK - 500TH ANNIVERSARY LEIPZIG UNIVERSITY</b></a></p><p><br /></p><p> From 1908 through 1913 Saxony, under the leadership of King Friedrich August III, authorized the Muldenhutton Mint to strike Silver Drie (3) Mark coins for circulation as follows:</p><p><br /></p><p>1908-E - 276,073</p><p>1909-E - 1,196,719</p><p>1910-E - 745,000</p><p>1911-E - 581,250</p><p>1912-E - 306,500</p><p>1913-E - Unknown</p><p><br /></p><p>Representative of the group, I present a 1912-E 3 Mark courtesy of FORVM Classical Numismatics Gallery:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pos=10" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pos=10" rel="nofollow"><b>SAXONY 1912-E SILVER 3 MARK - KING FRIEDRICH AUGUST III</b></a></p><p><br /></p><p> Also, in 1913 Saxony issued a silver commemorative 3 Mark coin to honor the Centennial of the Battle of Leipzig. Photo courtesy of AVS Coins:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.avscoins.com/viewlarge.php?id=GS2-9&cat=German%20States%20(1871-1917)%20(P-W)&file=[GS2-9]Saxony-3M-1913.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.avscoins.com/viewlarge.php?id=GS2-9&cat=German%20States%20(1871-1917)%20(P-W)&file=[GS2-9]Saxony-3M-1913.jpg" rel="nofollow"><b>SAXONY 1913-E SILVER 3 MARK - BATTLE OF LEIPZIG CENTENNIAL</b></a></p><p><br /></p><p>Hope you enjoyed this post...</p><p><br /></p><p>Clinker[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 1084553, member: 6229"]Will you look at that? Our journey through the numismatic history of the 38 German States existing through the years (1871-1918) of the German Empire brings us to the alphabetical listing of Saxony. Saxony traces its foundational roots back to 850, but its numismatical ancestry began around 990. Of course we are currently looking at Saxony's coins that were struck under authorization of the German Empire. Remember minor business strike (circulating) coinage from 1 Pfennig through 1 Mark was struck by mints of the German Empire bearing the following mint marks: B - Berlin D - Munich E - Muldenhutten F - Stuttgart G - Karlsruhe J - Hamburg There's another mint mark of importance in the numismatic history of Saxony and that mint mark is L for Leipzig Mint where the pre-German Empire coinage of Saxony was produced Saxony, being one of the more powerful states of central Europe, became a kingdom in 1806. During the years of the German Empire, Saxony came under the leadership of three different kings: Johann, 1871-1873 Albert, 1873-1902 Georg, 1902-1904 Friedrich August III, 1904-1918 Photos of Saxony's coinage, even those struck by the Muldenhutten Mint, are hard to come by so I'm only going to be able to present, for your perusel, a few of Saxony's coins authorized during 1871-1918. No coin photos authorized by Saxony under Johann's leadership during 1871-1873 were found, however I located an 1858-F (Stuttgart mint mark) silver Ein (1) Verinsthaler (FORVM's Classical Numismatic Gallery photo): [URL="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pos=11"][B]SAXONY 1858-F SILVER 1 VERINSTHALER - KING JOHANN[/B][/URL] I found two photos (courtesy of Anythinganywhere) from King Albert's leadership of Saxony. One's a 1902 Silver 5 Mark and is the same design struck on the 1901 and 1902 2 Mark as well as the 1901 5 Mark: [URL="http://www.anythinganywhere.com/commerce/coins/coinpics/ger-sax-k1246-1902-1.jpg"][B]SAXONY 1902 SILVER 5 MARK - KING ALBERT[/B][/URL] Here's a photo of a gold 1901-E 10 Mark (Anythinganywhere.com photo): [URL="http://www.anythinganywhere.com/commerce/coins/coinpics/ger-sax-k1247-1901-1.jpg"][B]SAXONY 1901-E GOLD 10 MARK - KING ALBERT[/B][/URL] Later, I found this photo of a 1891 silver 2 Mark courtesy of AVS Coins: [URL="http://www.avscoins.com/showcoin.php?cat=German%20States%20(1871-1917)%20(P-W)&id=GS2-4"][B]1891-E SILVER 2 MARK - KING ALBERT[/B][/URL] After King Albert's death Saxony, under the new Leadership of King Georg, authorized the striking of commemorative Silver 2 and 5 Mark coins in 1902. Both bear same design. This 2 Mark photo courtesy of Anthinganywhere.com is a nice example of the issues: [URL="http://www.anythinganywhere.com/commerce/coins/coinpics/ger-sax-k1255-1.jpg"][B]SAXONY 1902-E SILVER 2 MARK - DEATH OF ALBERT[/B][/URL] In 1909 Saxony authorized silver Zwei (2) Mark and Funf (5) Mark coins to commemorate the 500th Anniversary of Leipzig University. Here's a photo of the 2 Mark. The obverse features Crown Prince Friedrich the Pugnacious and Friedrich August III. Photo courtesy of FORVM Classical Numiusmatics Gallery: [URL="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pos=9"][B]SAXONY 1909 SILVER 2 MARK- 500TH ANNIVERSARY LEIPZIG UNIVERSITY[/B][/URL] 5 Mark photo courtesy of Goldberg Coins and Collectibles: [URL="http://64.60.141.198/cgi-bin/lot_auc.php?site=1&sale=53&lot=3128"][B]SAXONY 1909 SILVER 5 MARK - 500TH ANNIVERSARY LEIPZIG UNIVERSITY[/B][/URL] From 1908 through 1913 Saxony, under the leadership of King Friedrich August III, authorized the Muldenhutton Mint to strike Silver Drie (3) Mark coins for circulation as follows: 1908-E - 276,073 1909-E - 1,196,719 1910-E - 745,000 1911-E - 581,250 1912-E - 306,500 1913-E - Unknown Representative of the group, I present a 1912-E 3 Mark courtesy of FORVM Classical Numismatics Gallery: [URL="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pos=10"][B]SAXONY 1912-E SILVER 3 MARK - KING FRIEDRICH AUGUST III[/B][/URL] Also, in 1913 Saxony issued a silver commemorative 3 Mark coin to honor the Centennial of the Battle of Leipzig. Photo courtesy of AVS Coins: [URL="http://www.avscoins.com/viewlarge.php?id=GS2-9&cat=German%20States%20(1871-1917)%20(P-W)&file=[GS2-9]Saxony-3M-1913.jpg"][B]SAXONY 1913-E SILVER 3 MARK - BATTLE OF LEIPZIG CENTENNIAL[/B][/URL] Hope you enjoyed this post... Clinker[/QUOTE]
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