What is the C mint mark on German coins?

Answer 1

Unlike U.S. mint marks which relate to the mint's location, German mint marks are sequential by order of the mints' dates of establishment. The most common ones are

A = Berlin

B = Vienna (Nazi era only)

B = Hannover (19th century)

D = München (Munich)

E = Muldenhütte

F = Stuttgart

G = Karlsruhe

J = Hamburg

Many other mint marks were used prior to the 20th century, and some have been assigned to more than one city depending on when the mint operated and what government was in power at the time. Please see the Related Link for more information.

Answer 2

Germany 1 Mark

Diameter: 24 mm

Years: 1873-1887

Mint letter ABCDEFGHJ = A-Berlin B-Hanover C-Frankfurt D-Munich

E-Muldenhütten F-Stuttgart G-Karlsruhe H-Darmstadt J-Hamburg

Mint letters (two of) are at base of front, where eagle tail nears rim there are feathers

either side of it - and below each side there is a mint letter, before talons.

Answer 3

Mint marks used on German coins during the Nazi years are:

A = Berlin (still current)

B = Vienna (occupied by Germany; closed 1945, now minting Austrian coins)

D = München [Munich] (still current)

E = Muldenhüttenstadt (closed in 1953)

F = Stuttgart (still current)

G = Karlsruhe (still current)

J = Hamburg (still current)

Note that unlike US mint practice that uses mnemonic letters, German mint marks are assigned in letter order based on when each mint was first opened.

Answer 4

Frankfurt

ABCDEFG =

A-Berlin B-Hanover C-Frankfurt D-Munich

E-Muldenhutten F-Stuttgart G-Karlsruhe