What is depicted on the reverse of the coin?
German 20 Mark Hamburg
Gold Historic Fractional Coins
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The reverse originally featured a small eagle, but a design change in 1893 introduced a large eagle. This change marks an important historical evolution in the 20 Mark Hamburg gold coin's design, enhancing its appeal to collectors interested in numismatic history.
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German 20 Mark Hamburg
The Case: The City-State Gold of the German Empire When the German states unified in 1871, not every member of the new empire was a kingdom or a duchy. Three ancient merchant republics — Hamburg, Bremen, and Lübeck — entered the empire as free cities, self-governing survivors of the medieval Ha...
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