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5 Mark
| Issuer | Free Hanseatic City of Hamburg |
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| Year | 1875-1888 |
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| Value | 5 Mark |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the elaborate civic coat of arms of Hamburg at center, featuring a crenellated three-towered castle gate in the shield, flanked by two rampant lions as supporters standing on foliate scrollwork. Above the shield sits a closed helm surmounted by a towering crowned plume of peacock feathers. The circular legend FREIE UND HANSESTADT HAMBURG runs along the upper periphery, with the Hamburg mint mark 'J' positioned in the lower field below the shield. The design is framed by a fine beaded border. |
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| Obverse lettering | FREIE UND HANSESTADT HAMBURG J (Translation: Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg J) |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents the Imperial German eagle in high relief at center, depicted as a spread-winged heraldic eagle with head turned to the right, wearing an imperial crown and bearing a detailed escutcheon on its breast with the Hohenzollern arms. The eagle's talons clutch a sceptre and orb. The legend DEUTSCHES REICH arcs across the upper field, flanked by decorative stops, while the denomination FÜNF MARK appears in the lower field separated by two six-pointed stars. The date is incorporated into the legend on the left side. A beaded border frames the entire design. |
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