3 Mark - Ernest Louis (Jubilee - Pattern) 1917 front 3 Mark - Ernest Louis (Jubilee - Pattern) 1917 back
3 Mark - Ernest Louis (Jubilee - Pattern) 1917 photo
© Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg

3 Mark - Ernest Louis Jubilee - Pattern

1917 year
Silver (.900) 16.68 g 33.01 mm
Description
Issuer
Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt (Hesse-Darmstadt, German States)
Grand duke
Ernest Louis (Ernst Ludwig) (1892-1918)
Type
Pattern
Year
1917
Value
3 Mark
Currency
Mark
Composition
Silver (.900)
Weight
16.68 g
Diameter
33.01 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-05
References
Numista
N#267634
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

Crowned imperial eagle with shield on breast

Script: Latin

Lettering:
DEUTSCHES REICH 1917
* DREI MARK *

Edge

Smooth with inscription

Lettering: GOTT MIT UNS

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the Pattern 3 Mark - Ernest Louis (Jubilee - Pattern) 1917 from Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt is that it was designed by the artist Eduard Schmidt, who was a prominent medalist and engraver in Germany at the time.