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2 Mark - Wilhelm I Pattern
| Issuer | Berlin Mint |
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| Year | 1876 |
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| Weight | 21.5 g |
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| Obverse description | The obverse of this klippe pattern presents a crowned Imperial German eagle displayed at center within a circular beaded border, its wings spread and shield-bearing breast prominently rendered in high relief. The eagle bears the characteristic Hohenzollern heraldic chest shield and is surmounted by a crown with cross finial. The circular legend reads DEUTSCHES REICH above and ZWEI MARK below, flanked by small decorative stars, with the date 1876 inscribed to the right of the eagle's body. The design is contained within a round incuse field set against the broad flat klippe planchet, the corners of which extend well beyond the circular die, their surfaces left plain and unworked. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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This 1876 pattern predates the confirmed 2 Mark type by several years — the denomination was not struck for circulation until 1891. The heavier weight of 21.5g places this piece outside the standard circulating 2 Mark specification of 11.111g, suggesting it represents an early trial at a different weight standard before the Kaiserreich's coinage parameters were formally settled. Pattern coinage from the Berlin Mint in this period was produced in extremely limited numbers, almost exclusively for internal review or presentation to imperial authorities.
KM# Pn10 is among the scarcest listed patterns for the German Empire series.