Prussian Gold Coins

Before unification in 1870 the different german states issued a variety of different currencies.

Prussian gold coins.

In moving from a silver standard currency to a gold standard currency the designers of the mark sought to i establish a simple relation to the vereinsthaler and ii to approximate the. Carolins karolins ducats franks franken fredericks friederichs goldgulden gulden krone maximilians d or pistols pistolens thalers wilhelms in. Previous price c 23 78. Brief german history please see our main germany page for brief historical notes and other possible gold coins of germany.

German bavaria ludwig ii gold medal jetton castle herrenchiemsee 3 5g 20mm. Early german copper before 1871 copper coins in general command less value than gold or silver coins. German empire deutsches kaiserreich gold coins were last minted over 100 years ago yet most of those available today are in excellent condition collectors choose deutsches kaiserreich gold coins as a unique reminder of germany s imperial era and these sought after coins recall a past where a united german state was a dominant power in europe. If a collector wants a pfennig the german word for a penny then it would be important to know that from 1933 1948 there were no pfennigs minted.

1873 germany german states prussia king wilhelm i gold 10 mark coin ngc i84790. Previous price c 4 620 23. German states gold coins prussia. Make offer 1912 a germany 20mark prussia gold coin ngc ms 63.

5pcs wwii euro germany bundeswehr dead soldier cruelty of war gold coin collect. The most prolific state for issuing coins was prussia as the largest wealthiest and most influential so that the most commonly encountered german gold coins are the 20 mark pieces of prussia. Featuring historic designs these 20 mark coins from prussia are popular with world gold collectors. Protect your coin in style by adding attractive display box recommended for this coin.

Before the unification of the german states several other types of old german gold coins were manufactured in these states such as. 1887 prussia 5 mark gold coin. Rare double strike 1461 75 german mainz goldgulden pcgs vf35 only two graded. But if they are early enough and in good condition they do well in collector value.

Most were linked to the vereinsthaler a silver coin containing 16 2 3 grams of pure silver. Make offer 1887 prussia 5 mark gold coin. The german gold coins. German gold coin history starts hundreds of years ago.

Make offer kunker auction no. A german gold coin can be selected based on the following criteria. Minted at the berlin mint and other german mints. Time period date select a german coin based on the desired time period.