Baden 1913-G 5 mark Dav-538

Jean Elsen sale 118, lot 1043

This specimen was lot 1043 in Jean Elsen sale 118 (Brussels, September 2013), where it sold for €60 (about US$95 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"ALLEMAGNE, BADE, Friedrich II (1907-1918), AR 5 Mark, 1913 G, Superbe. (Germany, kingdom of Baden, Frederick II (1907-18), silver five mark of 1913, extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1908 and 1913 and is fairly common in circulated condition.

Recorded mintage: 244,000.

Specification: 27.77 g, .900 fine silver, 38 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: A.K.S-164; Dav-538, J. 40. KM 281.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
• ^[1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 118, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2013.

Link to:

• 1908 5 mark
• 1913 10 mark
• 1915 3 mark
• Coins and currency dated 1913
• return to coins of German States, Baden-Durlach