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3 Reichsmark Tubingen University
| Issuer | Germany (1871-1948) |
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| Year | 1927 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Reverse description | A left-facing bust portrait of Count Eberhard V of Württemberg, known as Eberhard im Bart (Eberhard the Bearded), the founder of the University of Tübingen, dominates the central field in high relief. The surrounding legend commemorates the 450th anniversary of the university's founding, with the inscription arcing around the portrait. The design reflects the medallic tradition of Weimar-era commemorative coinage, with crisp portraiture and well-spaced lettering within a beaded border. |
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| Edge | Lettered |
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Issued to mark the 450th anniversary of Tübingen University, founded in 1477 under a papal bull secured by Count Eberhard im Bart of Württemberg. The Weimar Republic produced a substantial run of commemorative three-mark pieces throughout the late 1920s, and this is among the more historically grounded of them — Tübingen had by 1927 already produced Kepler, Hegel, Schelling, and Hölderlin.
The .500 fine silver content reflects Weimar-era metal economy policies still in force following postwar reparations obligations under Versailles.