5 Mark - Schleiz

5 Mark - Schleiz - obverse5 Mark - Schleiz - reverse

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Features

Issuer City of Schleiz (Thuringia) (Federal state of Thuringia)
Period Weimar Republic (1918-1933)
Type Standard circulation coin
Year 1922
Value 5 Mark
Currency Mark (1914-1924)
Composition Porcelain (brown)
Weight 4.88 g
Diameter 31.3 mm
Thickness 3.19 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
65764
References Men05# 22659.11
Peter Menzel; 2005. Deutschsprachige Notmünzen und Geldersatzmarken im In- und Ausland / Band 1. Ausgabeorte Aach bis Myszkowo (2nd edition). Münzhandel + Verlag Beate Strothotte, Gütersloh, Germany.
And 1 more volumes.

Obverse

Pearl rim, city name above and below Schleizen bull in square with date above Meissen crossed swords below and dividing denomination

Script: Latin

Lettering:
STADT
1922
5 M
SCHLEIZ

Reverse

Pearl rim, name surrounding left facing image of Johann Friedrich Böttger in solid line diamond

Script: Latin

Lettering:
JOHANN FRIEDRICH BÖTTGER
* 5. 2.
16 85

Edge

Smooth

Comments

Johann Friedrich Böttger; a German alchemist. He was born in Schleiz and is normally credited with being the first European to discover the secret of the creation of porcelain

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1922  9 600

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