The Most Beautiful: Coins of Bremen Selected by Claus Müller

10Bremen, 20 marks 1906 J. Jäger 2065.No. 10

09Bremen, 10 marks 1907 J. Jäger 204.No. 9

08aBremen, 5 marks 1906 J. Jäger 60. Also of this type only very few pieces without beaded border do exist, it is one of the great rarities of Bremen coinage.No. 8

07Bremen, 2 marks 1904 J. Jäger 59. Pecularity: the only circulation coin (commemorative coins excluded) of the empire without beaded border on the obverse!No. 7

06City of Bremen, 36 grote 1864. Jungk 1205, Jäger 25.No. 6

05aCity of Bremen, ½ reichstaler = 2/3 talers 1748. Jungk 528. No. 5

04aCity of Bremen. Reichstaler 1723 with the title of Charles VI. Jungk 507, Davenport 2045. No. 4

03City of Bremen. 6 grote 1672 HL. Jungk 698. No. 3

02aCity of Bremen. ½ reichstaler 1650 TI with the title of Ferdinand III. Jungk 523. Very rare. No. 2

01aArchbishopric of Bremen under Henry III of Lauenburg: Reichstaler 1584, Buxtehude. Jungk 294, Davenport 8085. No. 1

Since medieval times, the term “Bremen coinage” has been used to refer to the coins of both the archbishops of Bremen and the city of Bremen. The production of coins of the archbishops ended in 1643, the city of Bremen issued coins until 1871. During the time of the German Empire, the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen issued coins with face values of 2, 5, 10 and 20 marks at a rather low mintage between 1904 and 1907. The design of the city’s coins was dominated by the city’s coat of arms held by lions featuring a key referring to the city’s patron Saint Peter. Until 1806, the imperial eagle with the title of the respective emperor of the Holy Roman Empire was shown on the reverse. During the time of the German Empire, this depiction was replaced by the usual reverse design of circulation coins featuring the imperial eagle. When selecting the pieces, I attached great importance to rarity and quality.

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