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Coins
The most common coin was the
gold 20-mark piece with the effigy
of Emperor Wilhelm II wearing a cui-
rassier’s uniform. The obverse of the
coin bears the inscription “Deutscher
Kaiser Konig von Preussen” which
translates as “German Emperor, King
of Prussia”. The reverse of the coin
bears the eagle and the collar of the
Order of the Black Eagle .
The coin was struck on a regular ba-
sis from 1871 to 1915. In contained
7.16 g of gold. It was discontinued
during the war and was withdrawn
from circulation after the abdication
of Emperor Wilhelm II following the
German defeat in the First World War
in 1918.
Other gold coins from the same
period.
Although the coin with the effigy of
Wilhelm II was by far the most com-
mon coin, others were struck in Ba-
varia, in Hamburg, in Württemberg, in
Baden and in Saxony.
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20-mark gold coin from 1913 with the effigy of
Wilhelm II.
Bavarian 20-mark gold coin from 1873 with the
effigy of Ludwig II.
On this page
20-mark gold coin from 1887 with the effigy of
Wilhelm I.
Bavarian 20-mark gold coin (1913) from
Hamburg.
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