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20 Mark - Ernest II
| Issuer | Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1872 |
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| Value | 20 Mark |
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| Obverse description | Unadorned bare-headed effigy of Duke Ernest II facing left, with short hair, sideburns, and a distinctive goatee beard, rendered in high relief. The portrait is set within a beaded border, with the mint mark 'E' (Dresden Mint) appearing at the bottom of the field directly below the truncation. The circumferential legend reads ERNST HERZOG V. SACHS. COBURG U. GOTHA, distributed around the upper and lower periphery. |
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| Reverse description | Large crowned imperial eagle displayed with wings spread, facing left, bearing on its breast an ornate quartered shield of the German Empire, the whole flanked by decorative foliage sprigs at the lower sides. The denomination '20 M.' appears in the lower field below the eagle's talons, with the date '1872' beneath it. The legend DEUTSCHES REICH is distributed around the upper periphery, all within a beaded border. This represents the Type I small eagle design used on early German Empire gold coinage. |
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| Edge | Lettered: GOTT MIT UNS |
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