2 Mark from the German Empire, Prussia, Wilhelm II, 1913
Also known as: 2 Mark uit het Duitse Rijk, Pruisen van Wilhelm II, 1913
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1913
Silver jubilee coin. Obverse: bust of the emperor facing right. Below it a branch, under which the dates 1888 and 1913 and the letter A. Reverse: crowned single-headed eagle facing left with on its breast a composite coat of arms encircled by the collar of an order with jewel.
Below it the value indication. Date in the legend. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5816; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.8 cm x weight 11.09 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 2.8 cm x weight 11.09 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of the emperor facing right. Below it a branch, under which the dates 1888 and 1913 and the letter A.
- Reverse
- crowned single-headed eagle facing left with on its breast a composite coat of arms encircled by the collar of an order with jewel. Below it the value indication. Date in the legend. Milled edge.
Identification
- Original title
- 2 Mark uit het Duitse Rijk, Pruisen van Wilhelm II, 1913
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-5816
- Museum classification
- coin
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- Issue or mint date
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- Material
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- Weight
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- Mint or printer
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- Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue references
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