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<p>[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 1063323, member: 6229"]<b><span style="color: red">The Last Coins of the Free City State of Hamburg, German Empire</span></b></p><p> </p><p>Not only did the Free State of Hamburg ally with Lubeck in 1241 to form the first partnership of the Hanseatic League, its mint struck coins for itself until it joined the German Empire in 1871. It, then, produced minor coinage for the German Empire (mint mark J) and its own silver and gold coins (mint mark J) in denominations higher then one Mark.</p><p> </p><p>Way back when Hamburg was part of the Holy Roman Empire (1792-1806) and the mintmaster was Otto Heinrich Knorre, his initials O.H.K. were placed on the obverse of each coin as evidenced on this silver 32 Shilling (2 Mark) piece Photo courtesy of Omnicoin:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.omnicoin.com/coin/988141" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.omnicoin.com/coin/988141" rel="nofollow"><b>HAMBURG 1796 32 SCHILLING </b></a></p><p> </p><p>Would you like to see some photos of Hamburg's earlier coins? When viewing the coins note the slight changes that took place through their numismatic history.</p><p> </p><p>Unless noted, the photos you'll be looking at are courtesy of Don's World Coin Gallery:</p><p> </p><p>This first coin is of a 1 Dreiling denomination which equals 3 Pfenning or 1/4 Schilling or 1/128 Thaler. Notice the plainess of the issue:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_zb.php?image=nmc11/z1096&desc=Hamburg%20km275%201%20Dreiling%20(3%20Pfenning;%201/4%20Schilling;%201/128%20Thaler)%20(1855)&query=Hamburg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_zb.php?image=nmc11/z1096&desc=Hamburg%20km275%201%20Dreiling%20(3%20Pfenning;%201/4%20Schilling;%201/128%20Thaler)%20(1855)&query=Hamburg" rel="nofollow"><b>HAMBURG 1855-J 1 DREILING</b></a></p><p> </p><p>The next coin has Initials added to the obverse and spells out Hamburg followed by the denomination:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_zb.php?image=nmc11/z1101&desc=Hamburg%20km246%201%20Schilling%20(1817-1819)&query=Hamburg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_zb.php?image=nmc11/z1101&desc=Hamburg%20km246%201%20Schilling%20(1817-1819)&query=Hamburg" rel="nofollow"><b>HAMBURG 1819-J SHILLING</b></a></p><p> </p><p>This next 1 Shilling design was minted only in the two years 1855 and 1856. No obverse initials and <i>HAMBURG</i> on obverse abbreviated to <i>HAMB</i> along with the denomination abbreviated to <i>COUR</i>.</p><p> </p><p> <a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_zb.php?image=nmc11/z1098&desc=Hamburg%20km277%201%20Shilling%20/12%20Pfennig%20(1855-1856)%20&query=Hamburg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_zb.php?image=nmc11/z1098&desc=Hamburg%20km277%201%20Shilling%20/12%20Pfennig%20(1855-1856)%20&query=Hamburg" rel="nofollow"><b>HAMBURG 1855-J 1 SHILLING</b></a></p><p> </p><p>The next coin is a 1 Sechsling struck in 1855</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/73-hm276&desc=Hamburg%20km276%201%20Sechsling%20(1855)&query=Hamburg%20Sechsling" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/73-hm276&desc=Hamburg%20km276%201%20Sechsling%20(1855)&query=Hamburg%20Sechsling" rel="nofollow"><b>HAMBURG 1855-J ONE SECHSLING</b></a></p><p> </p><p>The next five coins are Silver Mark pieces minted by Hamburg for circulation in Hamburg between 1871 and 1914 all bearing the J mint mark (proof coins were struck during the years from 1901 thru 1913 but the number of proofs produced remains a mystery):</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/73-hm294&desc=Hamburg%20km294%202%20Mark%20(1892-1914)&query=Hamburg%20Mark" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/73-hm294&desc=Hamburg%20km294%202%20Mark%20(1892-1914)&query=Hamburg%20Mark" rel="nofollow"><b>HAMBURG 1904-J TWO (ZWEI) MARK</b></a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cd.php?image=img16/73-hm296&desc=Hamburg%20km296%203%20Mark%20(1908-1914)&src=Bob%20Butler&query=Hamburg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cd.php?image=img16/73-hm296&desc=Hamburg%20km296%203%20Mark%20(1908-1914)&src=Bob%20Butler&query=Hamburg" rel="nofollow"><b>HAMBURG 1909-J THREE (DRIE) MARK</b></a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/73-hm293&desc=Hamburg%20km293%205%20Mark%20(1891-1913)&query=Hamburg%20Mark" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/73-hm293&desc=Hamburg%20km293%205%20Mark%20(1891-1913)&query=Hamburg%20Mark" rel="nofollow"><b>HAMBURG 1876-J 5 (FUNF) MARK</b></a></p><p> </p><p>Hamburg also minted gold coins from 1871 through 1913 in denominations of 10 Mark and 20 Mark. I located a photo of the gold 10 Mark coin at Coin Archives website and a photo of a gold 20 Mark at Worldwide Numismatics website:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/results.php?search=DEUTSCHE+REICHSM%C3%9CNZEN+HAMBURG%2C+HANSESTADT+10+Mark+1901.+J.+211+Sehr+sch%C3%B6n+&s=0&results=100" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/results.php?search=DEUTSCHE+REICHSM%C3%9CNZEN+HAMBURG%2C+HANSESTADT+10+Mark+1901.+J.+211+Sehr+sch%C3%B6n+&s=0&results=100" rel="nofollow"><b>HAMBURG 1901-J GOLD 10 MARK</b></a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.worldwide-numismatics.com/Hamburg%201897-J%2020%20M.JPG" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.worldwide-numismatics.com/Hamburg%201897-J%2020%20M.JPG" rel="nofollow"><b>HAMBURG 1897-J GOLD 20 MARK</b></a></p><p> </p><p>As previously mentioned Hamburg minted those gold and silver coins higher than 1 Mark for themselves, but also minor coinage for the German Empire. Here's an 1875-J 10 Pfennig coin:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-4&desc=German%20Empire%20km4%2010%20Pfennig%20(1873-1889)&query=German*%20km%204" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-4&desc=German%20Empire%20km4%2010%20Pfennig%20(1873-1889)&query=German*%20km%204" rel="nofollow"><b>GERMAN EMPIRE 1875-J 10 PFENNIG</b></a></p><p> </p><p> Here's some bonus history of coinage struck by the Hamburg Mint in 1916; World War I Military Coinage. Both Berlin (mint mark A) and Hamburg Mint (J mint mark) struck the coinage consisting of Kopek, 2 Kopeks and 3 Kopeks (World Coin Gallery Photos):</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/73-21&desc=German%20Empire%20km21%201%20Kopek%20(1916)%20Military%20Issue%20-%20WWI&query=German*%20kopek" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/73-21&desc=German%20Empire%20km21%201%20Kopek%20(1916)%20Military%20Issue%20-%20WWI&query=German*%20kopek" rel="nofollow"><b>GERMAN EMPIRE 1916-J KOPEK - WWI MILITARY ISSUE</b></a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/73-22&desc=German%20Empire%20km22%202%20Kopeks%20(1916)%20Military%20Issue%20-%20WWI&query=German*%20kopeks" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/73-22&desc=German%20Empire%20km22%202%20Kopeks%20(1916)%20Military%20Issue%20-%20WWI&query=German*%20kopeks" rel="nofollow"><b>GERMAN EMPIRE 1916-J 2 KOPEKS - WWI MILITARY ISSUE</b></a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-23&desc=German%20Empire%20km23%203%20Kopeks%20(1916)%20Military%20Issue%20-%20WWI&query=German*%20kopeks" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-23&desc=German%20Empire%20km23%203%20Kopeks%20(1916)%20Military%20Issue%20-%20WWI&query=German*%20kopeks" rel="nofollow"><b>GERMAN EMPIRE 1916 3 KOPEKS - WWI MILITARY ISSUE</b></a></p><p> </p><p>Hope you enjoyed some of Hamburg's numismatic history...</p><p> </p><p>Clinker[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 1063323, member: 6229"][B][COLOR=red]The Last Coins of the Free City State of Hamburg, German Empire[/COLOR][/B] Not only did the Free State of Hamburg ally with Lubeck in 1241 to form the first partnership of the Hanseatic League, its mint struck coins for itself until it joined the German Empire in 1871. It, then, produced minor coinage for the German Empire (mint mark J) and its own silver and gold coins (mint mark J) in denominations higher then one Mark. Way back when Hamburg was part of the Holy Roman Empire (1792-1806) and the mintmaster was Otto Heinrich Knorre, his initials O.H.K. were placed on the obverse of each coin as evidenced on this silver 32 Shilling (2 Mark) piece Photo courtesy of Omnicoin: [URL="http://www.omnicoin.com/coin/988141"][B]HAMBURG 1796 32 SCHILLING [/B][/URL] Would you like to see some photos of Hamburg's earlier coins? When viewing the coins note the slight changes that took place through their numismatic history. Unless noted, the photos you'll be looking at are courtesy of Don's World Coin Gallery: This first coin is of a 1 Dreiling denomination which equals 3 Pfenning or 1/4 Schilling or 1/128 Thaler. Notice the plainess of the issue: [URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_zb.php?image=nmc11/z1096&desc=Hamburg%20km275%201%20Dreiling%20(3%20Pfenning;%201/4%20Schilling;%201/128%20Thaler)%20(1855)&query=Hamburg"][B]HAMBURG 1855-J 1 DREILING[/B][/URL] The next coin has Initials added to the obverse and spells out Hamburg followed by the denomination: [URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_zb.php?image=nmc11/z1101&desc=Hamburg%20km246%201%20Schilling%20(1817-1819)&query=Hamburg"][B]HAMBURG 1819-J SHILLING[/B][/URL] This next 1 Shilling design was minted only in the two years 1855 and 1856. No obverse initials and [I]HAMBURG[/I] on obverse abbreviated to [I]HAMB[/I] along with the denomination abbreviated to [I]COUR[/I]. [URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_zb.php?image=nmc11/z1098&desc=Hamburg%20km277%201%20Shilling%20/12%20Pfennig%20(1855-1856)%20&query=Hamburg"][B]HAMBURG 1855-J 1 SHILLING[/B][/URL] The next coin is a 1 Sechsling struck in 1855 [URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/73-hm276&desc=Hamburg%20km276%201%20Sechsling%20(1855)&query=Hamburg%20Sechsling"][B]HAMBURG 1855-J ONE SECHSLING[/B][/URL] The next five coins are Silver Mark pieces minted by Hamburg for circulation in Hamburg between 1871 and 1914 all bearing the J mint mark (proof coins were struck during the years from 1901 thru 1913 but the number of proofs produced remains a mystery): [URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/73-hm294&desc=Hamburg%20km294%202%20Mark%20(1892-1914)&query=Hamburg%20Mark"][B]HAMBURG 1904-J TWO (ZWEI) MARK[/B][/URL] [URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cd.php?image=img16/73-hm296&desc=Hamburg%20km296%203%20Mark%20(1908-1914)&src=Bob%20Butler&query=Hamburg"][B]HAMBURG 1909-J THREE (DRIE) MARK[/B][/URL] [URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/73-hm293&desc=Hamburg%20km293%205%20Mark%20(1891-1913)&query=Hamburg%20Mark"][B]HAMBURG 1876-J 5 (FUNF) MARK[/B][/URL] Hamburg also minted gold coins from 1871 through 1913 in denominations of 10 Mark and 20 Mark. I located a photo of the gold 10 Mark coin at Coin Archives website and a photo of a gold 20 Mark at Worldwide Numismatics website: [URL="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/results.php?search=DEUTSCHE+REICHSM%C3%9CNZEN+HAMBURG%2C+HANSESTADT+10+Mark+1901.+J.+211+Sehr+sch%C3%B6n+&s=0&results=100"][B]HAMBURG 1901-J GOLD 10 MARK[/B][/URL] [URL="http://www.worldwide-numismatics.com/Hamburg%201897-J%2020%20M.JPG"][B]HAMBURG 1897-J GOLD 20 MARK[/B][/URL] As previously mentioned Hamburg minted those gold and silver coins higher than 1 Mark for themselves, but also minor coinage for the German Empire. Here's an 1875-J 10 Pfennig coin: [URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-4&desc=German%20Empire%20km4%2010%20Pfennig%20(1873-1889)&query=German*%20km%204"][B]GERMAN EMPIRE 1875-J 10 PFENNIG[/B][/URL] Here's some bonus history of coinage struck by the Hamburg Mint in 1916; World War I Military Coinage. Both Berlin (mint mark A) and Hamburg Mint (J mint mark) struck the coinage consisting of Kopek, 2 Kopeks and 3 Kopeks (World Coin Gallery Photos): [URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/73-21&desc=German%20Empire%20km21%201%20Kopek%20(1916)%20Military%20Issue%20-%20WWI&query=German*%20kopek"][B]GERMAN EMPIRE 1916-J KOPEK - WWI MILITARY ISSUE[/B][/URL] [URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/73-22&desc=German%20Empire%20km22%202%20Kopeks%20(1916)%20Military%20Issue%20-%20WWI&query=German*%20kopeks"][B]GERMAN EMPIRE 1916-J 2 KOPEKS - WWI MILITARY ISSUE[/B][/URL] [URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img4/73-23&desc=German%20Empire%20km23%203%20Kopeks%20(1916)%20Military%20Issue%20-%20WWI&query=German*%20kopeks"][B]GERMAN EMPIRE 1916 3 KOPEKS - WWI MILITARY ISSUE[/B][/URL] Hope you enjoyed some of Hamburg's numismatic history... Clinker[/QUOTE]
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