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2 Marks - Ernest Louis Philip the Magnanimous
| Issuer | Grand Duchy of Hesse |
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| Year | 1904 |
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| Engraver(s) | Otto Horenburg |
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| Obverse description | Conjoined busts of two rulers facing left in high relief: in the foreground, Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig of Hesse depicted bare-headed with a modern military collar, and behind him, Landgrave Philipp the Magnanimous shown in a period ruff collar, their effigies overlapping in a paired portrait composition. A continuous Latin legend encircles the field, reading clockwise from the lower left, interrupted by the commemorative dates at the base. Below the busts, the dates '13 · NOV · 1504 · 1904 ·' mark the four-hundredth anniversary of Philipp's birth. The motto 'VERBUM · DNI · MANET · IN · AETERNUM' (The Word of the Lord endures forever) appears integrated into the left portion of the surrounding legend. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The Imperial German eagle displayed at centre, rendered in the standard Wilhelmine heraldic style with wings spread and head turned to the right, surmounted by an ornate imperial crown. The breast of the eagle bears a shield charged with the Hohenzollern arms. The legend 'DEUTSCHES REICH' arcs across the upper field, with the date '1904' to the right, all within a beaded border. The denomination 'ZWEI MARK' is inscribed in the lower field beneath the eagle's tail, flanked by small six-pointed stars. The overall design follows the standard Imperial German reverse type as used on all state coinage of the period. |
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