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LOT 4230
German States. Prussia (Kingdom), Wilhelm II AR 5 Mark. Dated 1914. Berlin mint.
WILHELM II DEUTSCHER KAISER KÖNIG VON PREUSSEN, uniformed bust to right, A (mintmark) below / DEUTSCHES REICH 1914 ★ FÜNF MARK ★, crowned eagle facing with wings spread, head to left; collared coat-of-arms on breast. Edge inscription: GOTT MIT UNS. KM 536; Jaeger 114; Davenport 791. Near Extremely Fine. Toned.(27.71gr, 38mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
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