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Detailed information about Coin: Twenty Marks 1895 from New Guinea, German
| Description | The German New Guinea Company issued its own coinage in 1894 and it remained legal tender until 15 April 1911, when it was replaced by regular German imperial coinage. A ten mark coin issued in 1895 would therefore have been in circulation for 16 years. This colonial coin corresponded exactly in size and composition to its German imperial twenty mark counterpart. |
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| Country | New Guinea, German | Currency | New Guinean Mark | ||||||
| Face value | 20 (x Mark) | Type | Twenty Marks | ||||||
| Year | 1895 | Current | No (demonetised 1911) | ||||||
| Mintage | 1,500 (1500) | ||||||||
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| Material | 0.9000 Gold | Designer | Emil Weigand | ||||||
| Production technology | Milled (machine-made) | Shape | Round | ||||||
| Size (mm) | 22.5000 | Thickness (mm) | 1.4000 | ||||||
| Mass (g) | 7.9650 | ||||||||
| Obverse | Great Bird of Paradise displaying full plumage. There is no text or other decoration. |
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| Obverse inscription | None | ||||||||
| Reverse | At centre, in four lines, the value, denomination and date: 20 NEU-GUINEA MARK 1895, fully enclosed by a palm wreath; around above the wreath, the issuing company's name: NEU-GUINEA COMPAGNIE. Below the wreath, the mint mark A of the Berlin Mint. |
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| Reverse inscription | NEU-GUINEA COMPAGNIE 20 NEU GUINEA MARK 1895 | ||||||||
| Edge | Milled | Edge inscription | None | ||||||
| Variety | Mintage | Details |
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| Proof | unknown |
New Guinea 1895-A 20 mark Copyright: CoinFactsWiki / CC BY-SA Author: Eliasberg Notes: Proof. source |
New Guinea 1895-A 20 mark Copyright: CoinFactsWiki / CC BY-SA Author: Eliasberg Notes: Proof. source |
German New Guinea Company, 20 Mark coin, 1895, bird of paradise on reverse side Copyright: Deutsche Bundesbank source |
| Source | Reference ID |
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| Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World | German New Guinea 1 |
| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | German New Guinea KM# 9 |
| Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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| Deutsche Bundesbank | Mint | link | ||
| Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins | 1971 | Mint | ||
| Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins | 1971 | Mintage | ||
| Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins | 1971 | Varieties | Proof |
| New Guinea 1895-A 20 mark - CoinFactsWiki |
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| American Bullion Inc. - Start a Gold IRA |