Anhalt 1875-A 20 mark

UBS sale 84, lot 573

This specimen is lot 573 in UBS sale 84 (Basel, January 2010). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"DEUTSCHLAND Kaiserreich, Anhalt, Herzogtum. Friedrich I. 1871-1904. 20 Mark 1875. Kl. Kr. Fast vorzüglich-vorzüglich." (German Empire, duchy of Anhalt, Frederick I, 1871-1904, 20 mark of 1875. Extremely fine).

This type was struck 1875 only and is rare. It is listed in the SCWC under "Anhalt-Dessau" but as the other branches of Anhalt, Anhalt-Bernberg and Anhalt-Cothen, had gone extinct by 1863, the title on the coin is simply "HERZOG V. ANHALT."

Recorded mintage: 25,000.

Specification: 7.96 g, .900 fine gold, .230 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: J. 17, KM 21, Fr-3748.

Source:

• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• ^[1]UBS Gold & Numismatics, Auction 84: Gold and Silver Coins, Basel, 2009.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• Anhalt-Bernburg 1862-A thaler
• Prussia 1872-A 10 mark
• 1875-C pfennig
• 1875-F pfennig
• Germany 1875-B 2 pfennig
• Germany 1875-E 5 pfennig
• Germany 1875-A 10 pfennig
• Germany 1875-H 50 pfennig
• 1875-B mark
• 1875-C mark
• Prussia 1875-A 20 mark
• Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1872-A 20 mark
• 1876 2 mark
• Wurttemberg 1876-F 20 mark
• Hamburg 1877-J 5 mark
• Bavaria 1895 D 20 mark
• 1896 20 mark
• Coins and currency dated 1875
• return to coins of German States, Anhalt-Dessau