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German Ten Marks

Brief German History

Although the word German was used by the Romans relating to a tribe in that area, the area known now as Germany has evolved over a long period of time into its modern form. The Holy Roman Empire was split into three parts by Charlemagne at the Treaty of Verdun in 843 AD, each of his three sons getting one part. Louis the German received the eastern part corresponding roughly to modern Germany, although nominally still subject to his brother Lothair I who received the Low Countries and retained the Imperial title.

German States
For many centuries Germany was in actuality a large number of states, some large, others small, and power rested mainly with the lords of each state. The Hapsburgs attempted to unify Germany ending in the thirty years war 1618 - 1648, which devastated the German economy, and heightened the localisation of power. At this point it is estimated that there were as many as 1,800 separate states some with a population as few as 300 people. Otto von Bismarck was instrumental in unifying most of these states into a modern nation. On April 14th 1871, the king of Prussia, the largest and most powerful state become emperor William I . According to Krause, the new nation consisted of 4 kingdoms, 6 grand duchies and principalities, 3 free cities, and the province of Alsace-Lorraine.

The Mark

Although Bismarck created a central bank, a unified legal system, and a common currency, individual states were still entitled to issue gold and silver coins with denominations over 1 mark, and the smaller currency units were issued by the empire. The mark had long been a unit of account in much of Europe being equivalent to two thirds of a pound. Before unification German states issued gold coins using many different standards including ducats, goldgulden, carolins, gulden, thalers, krone, maximilians (d'or), fredericks, friederichs, wilhelms, pistoles, pistolens, franks (franken), karolins, with multiples and fractions. Even though there is such a variety of denominations, only about 40 of the states ever issued gold coins, many of them using coins of a neighboring state. Since 1871, the standard gold coins has been 20 marks, although 10 marks and 5 mark coins were also produced, but in smaller quantities. 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. These were issued from 1871 to 1915.

In 1871 a united Germany, forged by the victory of Prussia and its allies over France in the Franco Prussian war, used the wealth gained at France's expense to go on the gold standard as Britain had done, resulting in a very extensive gold coinage.
10 Mark coins are generally scarcer than their 20 mark counterparts, and thus command a higher premium, which sometimes takes their price above those of a 20 mark piece, despite having only half the gold content.

Technical Specifications

Denomination	Diameter	Weight	Fineness	Gold Content
10 Marks	19.5	3.9820	.900	.1152

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Prices & Availability

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Date	Denomination	Description	Grade	Mintage	Availability	Price £	Price $
1872 G	10 Marks	Head of Friedrich Grosherzog Von Baden		273,000	Ask	£150	$230
1875 D	10 Marks	Head of Ludwig II		816,000	Ask	£150	$230
1876 F	10 Marks	Head of Ludwig II		684,000	Ask	£150	$230
1888 G	10 Marks	Head of Friedrich Grosherzog Von Baden		122,000	Ask	£150	$230
1904 G	10 Marks	Head of Wilhelm II		150,000	Ask	£150	$230

German Mints

This list is for the modern Federal Republic of Germany. For older mint letters, please refer to our German States page.

Mintmark	City	State
A	Berlin	Berlin
D	Munich	Bavaria
F	Stuttgart	Baden-Württemberg
G	Karlsruhe	Baden-Württemberg
J	Hamburg	Hamburg

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Coins Wanted
We make an active market in almost all world coins, gold or otherwise, including German gold coins. If you have any of these coins to sell, please contact us, or post them to us for appraisal and offer.

Obverse of 1872 German 10 Marks

Reverse of 1872 German 10 Marks

Obverse of 1875 German 10 Marks
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Reverse of 1875 German 10 Marks

Obverse of 1876 German 10 Marks

Reverse of 1876 German 10 Marks

Obverse of 1888 German 10 Marks

Reverse of 1888 German 10 Marks

Obverse of 1904 German 10 Marks

Reverse of 1904 German 10 Marks

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