GERMANY. Kaiserreich. Württemberg. Wilhelm II, 1891-1918. Pattern 5 Mark 1913 F (Silver, 38 mm, 27.65 g, 12 h), with raised rim and edge lettering with thin reeding. Stuttgart. WILHELM II KOENIG VON WUERTTEMBERG / F Head of Wilhelm II to right. Rev. DEUTSCHES REICH 1913 / ✱FÜNF MARK✱ Imperial eagle. Beckenbauer -. Cf. Jaeger 176 (for prototype). Schaaf -. Exceedingly rare. Tiny scratches, fingerprints on the obverse and small deposits, otherwise, nearly extremely fine.



Presumably recovered from the rubble of the Stuttgart Mint, bombed and gutted by fire in 1944, were various trial strikes, patterns, and other rare products of Stuttgart’s minting history (see Lot 4979 and 4994 below) that had been preserved in the archives of this important mint. From this cache also comes the present extraordinary 5 Mark piece, featuring a raised rim and edge lettering with thin reeding.