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Wilhelm II, 2 mark
German (Prussia)
1913
Medium/Technique
Metal; silver
Dimensions
Coin or medal: 28 mm, 12h
Credit Line
Frederick Brown Fund
Accession Number29.229
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-Present, p. 791, KM#533.
DescriptionCircular coin, 2 mark, of Wilhelm II, ruler of Germany (r. 1888-1918). Reeded edge.
Obverse: Profile bust of a man, looking to the proper left; inscribed at the edge "WILHELM II DEUTSCHER KAISER KONIG VON PREUSSEN" and below "1913 A".
Reverse: A heraldic eagle; inscribed at the edge "* DEUTSCHES REICH 1913 * ZWEI MARK".
Obverse: Profile bust of a man, looking to the proper left; inscribed at the edge "WILHELM II DEUTSCHER KAISER KONIG VON PREUSSEN" and below "1913 A".
Reverse: A heraldic eagle; inscribed at the edge "* DEUTSCHES REICH 1913 * ZWEI MARK".
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at the edge "WILHELM II DEUTSCHER KAISER KONIG VON PREUSSEN" and below "1913 A".
Reverse: Inscribed at the edge "* DEUTSCHES REICH 1913 * ZWEI MARK".
Reverse: Inscribed at the edge "* DEUTSCHES REICH 1913 * ZWEI MARK".
ProvenanceBy 1929, Wolf Kostakowsky, Mattapan, MA; 1929, sold by Kostakowsky to the MFA for $518 [see note 1]. (Accession date: January 17, 1929)
NOTES:
[1] Five hundred numismatics, MFA accession numbers 29.159 through 29.658, were purchased from Mr. Kostakowsky for a total price of $518.
NOTES:
[1] Five hundred numismatics, MFA accession numbers 29.159 through 29.658, were purchased from Mr. Kostakowsky for a total price of $518.