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Coins
The 20-mark gold coin
A safe bet
The German mark was offi-
cially created in 1873. Howe-
ver, the first coins were
struck in 1871. Following the
defeat of the French in 1870,
the German States unified to
create the second German
empire. They decided on a
new currency at the time:
the Reichsmark. However,
although the country was
unified, the Reichsmark was
struck in seven principali-
ties, 54 kingdoms, six grand
duchies, five duchies and
three free cities.
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