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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Clinker, post: 1067753, member: 6229&quot;]&lt;b&gt;The coins authorized by Ernst Ludwig&#039;s Grand Duchy of Hess-Darmstadt during the German Empire&#039;s (1871-1918) reign include two silver commemoratives in the denominations of 2 and 5 Mark.</p><p><br /></p><p>Both were struck at the Berlin Mint and honor the 400th Anniversary of Phillip the Magnificent. The 2 Mark measures 28mm, weighs in at 0.3215 ounce Actual Silver Weight.&nbsp; The 5 Mark silver coin measures 38mm and weighs 0.8037 ounce ASW.&nbsp; Both coins bear the same designs; obverse features the jugate-style heads of Ludwig and Phillip facing left while the reverse bears the Crowned Imperial Eagle with Shield on Breast.&nbsp; To save time and space, I&#039;m only presenting a photo of the 2 Mark courtesy of Anything Anywhere:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.anythinganywhere.com/commerce/coins/coinpics/ger-hes-dar-k372-1.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.anythinganywhere.com/commerce/coins/coinpics/ger-hes-dar-k372-1.jpg" rel="nofollow"><b>HESSE-DARMSTADT 1904 3 MARK - 400TH ANNIVERSARY PHILLIP THE MAGNIFICENT</b></a></p><p><br /></p><p>The other two silver coins are 3 Mark coins measuring 33mm and weighing in at 0.4823 ounce.&nbsp; One was minted in 1910 with a striking of 200,000 business strikes and another 500 proofs for numismatists.&nbsp; The other was minted in 1917 with a production for circulation of 1,333 which includes an unknown amount of proofs.&nbsp; Both have the same designs; obverse features Ludwig facing left while the Crowned Imperial Eagle with Shield on Breast adorns the reverse.&nbsp; Here&#039;s a photo of the 1910 courtesy of Anything Anywhere:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.anythinganywhere.com/commerce/coins/coinpics/ger-hes-dar-k375-1910-2.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.anythinganywhere.com/commerce/coins/coinpics/ger-hes-dar-k375-1910-2.jpg" rel="nofollow"><b>HESSE-DARMSTADT 1910 3 MARK - ERNST LUDWIG</b></a></p><p><br /></p><p>Ernst Ludwig also authorized the striking of gold 20 Mark coins. They were struck at Berlin for the following years:</p><p><br /></p><p>1901 (80,000 circulation - 600 proofs)</p><p>1903 (40,000 circulation - 100 proofs)</p><p>1905 (45,000 circulation - 200 proofs)</p><p>1906 (85,000 circulation - 199 proofs)</p><p>1908 (40,000 circulation - unknown number of proofs)</p><p>1911 (150,000 circulation - unknown number of proofs)</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;Here&#039;s a photo of a 1908-A gold 20 Mark courtesy of Coin Archives:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/results.php?search=Hesse-Darmstadt.+Ernst+Ludwig+gold+20+Mark+1908A%2C+KM374%2C+Proof+63+NGC%2C+&amp;s=0&amp;results=100" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/results.php?search=Hesse-Darmstadt.+Ernst+Ludwig+gold+20+Mark+1908A%2C+KM374%2C+Proof+63+NGC%2C+&amp;s=0&amp;results=100" rel="nofollow"><b>HESSE-DARMSTASDT 1908-A GOLD 20 MARK</b></a></p><p><br /></p><p>Hope you enjoyed...</p><p><br /></p><p>Clinker[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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