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LOT 4226
German States. Prussia (Kingdom), Wilhelm II AR 2 Marks. Dated 1896. Berlin mint.
WILHELM II DEUTSCHER KAISER KÖNIG V. PREUSSEN, bare head to right, A (mintmark) below / DEUTSCHES REICH 1896, crowned imperial eagle, denomination below. KM 522; Jaeger 102; AKS 134. Very Fine.(11.07gr, 28mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson.
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LOT 4226
German States. Prussia (Kingdom), Wilhelm II AR 2 Marks.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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