Description
Germany, Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg, Gold 20 Marks (7.91g, 22.5mm), 1900 J, Hamburg city mint. Obverse: Coat of Arms of Hamburg (1871-1918), mintmark “J” below, legend surrounds, “FREIE UND HANSESTADT HAMBURG”. Reverse: Reichsadler, Coat of Arms of the German Empire (1889-1918), denomination surrounds below, country and date surrounds above. KM-618. An attractive Hamburg 20 marks, typically bold with its consistent design across all the denominations – the obverse coat of arms notably well detailed through the brickwork and heraldic embellishments, very minor contact marks typical of gold, otherwise details good Extremely Fine, reverse Extremely Fine, moderately scarce, appears to realise 400-550 euros in auction, high KM value of US1600 in XF.