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3 Mark - Charles Günther Death of Prince Charles Günther
| Issuer | Schwarzburg-Sondershausen |
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| Year | 1909 |
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| Value | 3 Mark |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing bare-headed bust of Prince Karl Günther of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, rendered in high relief with finely detailed hair and a full beard. The effigy occupies the majority of the field and is surrounded by a beaded inner border. The circumferential legend reads KARL GÜNTHER FÜRST Z. SCHWARZB. SONDERSH., with the birth and death dates *1830 and +1909 flanking the mint mark A at the base. |
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| Edge | Lettered: GOTT MIT UNS |
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Charles Günther ruled Schwarzburg-Sondershausen for over five decades before his death in 1909, making him one of the longest-reigning German princes of the Wilhelmine period. Memorial issues of this type were a routine feature of the small German states, minted under rights preserved by the imperial constitution — rights that would vanish entirely with the abolition of the principality in 1918.
Schwarzburg-Sondershausen was among the smallest sovereign issuers in the German Empire, with mintages for commemorative pieces typically running to just a few thousand. Low original demand kept many examples from ever reaching circulation.