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5-Mark coin of William II. The federal states of the German Empire were allowed to issue their own silver coins in denominations of 2 and 5 marks from 1873. The Coinage Act of 9 July 1873 regulated how the coins were to be designed: On the obverse or image side only the state sovereign or the coat of arms of the free cities of Hamburg, Bremen or Lübeck was to be depicted, and the coin had to ...
Value, gentian flower, year of minting 1959 1 October 1959 1997 31 December 2001 S 1 7.27 cent 22.5 mm 4.2 g Smooth State title, value, year of minting Edelweiss flowers, value 1959 1 September 1959 1998 31 December 2001 S 5 36.34 cent 23.5 mm 4.8 g Cupronickel 1 75% copper 25% nickel: Smooth State title, horse rider Shield, value, year of minting
The second issue notes of 1 ℛ︁ℳ︁, 5 ℛ︁ℳ︁, 10 ℛ︁ℳ︁, and 50 ℛ︁ℳ︁ were equal in value to the ordinary German Reichsmark and were printed on both sides. The 5 Mark note pictured, front and back, is Allied military currency ("AMC") printed at Forbes Lithograph Manufacturing Company in Boston for occupied Germany.
The introduction of the German mark in 1873 was the culmination of decades-long efforts to unify the various currencies used by the German Confederation. [2] The Zollverein unified in 1838 the Prussian and South German currencies at a fixed rate of 1 Prussian thaler = 1 + 3 ⁄ 4 South German gulden = 16.704 g fine silver.
Franz Georg von Schönborn Schönbornslust in 1790 Schönbornslust reconstruction including ground plan and a preliminary design by Balthasar Neumann Map of Koblenz and its northern surroundings (2nd half 18th century) showing the residential landscape north of Koblenz with the locations of the palaces Schönbornslust, Kärlich and Engers Plan of Schönbornslust and its direct surroundings (1786)
In referring to the entire period between 1871 and 1945, the partially translated English phrase "German Reich" (/-ˈ r aɪ k /) is applied by historians in formal contexts; [3] although in common English usage this state was and is known simply as Germany, the English term "German Empire" is reserved to denote the German state between 1871 and 1918.
Bauerngroschen, undated, end of 15th century, inscription: GOSLARIENS on the side of the coat of arms (2.84 g; 28 mm diameter; silver). The Bauerngroschen, also Burgroschen (Low German: Buur, "farmer"), was a groschen minted in the Free Imperial City of Goslar from 1477 until at least 1490 and continued to circulate until the 16th century. [1]
The Landkreuzer P. 1000 "Ratte" (English: Land Cruiser P. 1000 "Rat") was a design for a 1000-ton tank to be used by Germany during World War II which may have been proposed by Krupp director Edward Grote in June 1942, who had already named it "Landkreuzer" ("Land cruiser").