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3 Reichsmark Pattern
| Issuer | Germany (1871-1948) |
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| Year | 1926 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse description | A spread-winged Imperial Eagle displayed facing, head turned to the left, rendered in high relief with finely detailed feathers and stylized foliate scroll work at the base of the talons. The eagle occupies the central field, surrounded by a beaded border. The legend 'REICHS 3 MARK' is inscribed in two lines across the lower field, flanking the denomination numeral '3', in a bold serif typeface characteristic of Weimar-era German coinage. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Pattern coinage from the mid-Weimar period occupies an awkward archival space — officially documented but rarely attributed with confidence. The 3 Reichsmark denomination was introduced by the Currency Law of 30 August 1924, part of the Rentenmark stabilization that ended the hyperinflationary catastrophe. Patterns from 1926 likely reflect ongoing design trials as the new republic worked through competing proposals for its coinage identity, several of which never advanced beyond the Reichsdruckerei.
The .500 fine specification matches production coinage of the period, suggesting this was a serious submission rather than a purely artistic exercise.