2 Mark 1914 front 2 Mark 1914 back
2 Mark 1914 photo
© Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg

2 Mark

1914 year
Aluminium plated iron 5.33 g 27.72 mm
Description
Issuer
Free Hanseatic city of Hamburg (German States)
Period
Free Hanseatic City (1324-1922)
Type
Pattern
Year
1914
Value
2 Marks
Currency
Mark
Composition
Aluminium plated iron
Weight
5.33 g
Diameter
27.72 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-05
References
Numista
N#295084
Rarity index
95%

Reverse

Crowned imperial eagle facing left

Script: Latin

Lettering:
* DEUTSCHES REICH 1914 *
ZWEI MARK

Translation: German Empire

Edge

Reeded

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the Pattern 2 Mark 1914 from Free Hanseatic city of Hamburg (German States) made of Aluminium plated iron weighing 5.33 g is that it was designed by the artist Ernest Rontgen, who was also a Nobel Prize winner in physics.