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Aachen City Mark
The eagle came in various, but similar, shield cartouches, the letter "S" above "ach" is the assayer's mark. |
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Altenburg City Mark
This mark came in various cartouches in the 17th & 18th centuries. In the first half of the 17th C. a mark depicting a human hand was used. |
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Altona City Mark
Variations on this three tower mark used since early 18th cent.
Similar to Hamburg mark, but usually with conical towers.
Sometimes with a letter (indicating assayer) within the gate. |
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Augsburg City Mark
Beginning in 1763, a letter
was added below the pomegranate to indicate the date. |
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Bamberg City Mark
Variations on the letter B were used from the 17th century through the 19th century, sometimes including a Loth number. Also used was shield cartouche containing a lion rampant with a diagonal slash across it. Bottom example could be either Bamberg or Bützow. |
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Berlin City Mark
About 1745, a letter (indicating the assayer) was added within the standing bear's circle. Beginning in 1818 a separate letter mark was added to indicate the secondary assayer - this will appear in addition to the primary assayer's letter within the bear mark. |
 
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Bremen City Mark
The key is sometimes seen in a shield shaped cartouche. |
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Breslau City Mark
Variations on this face were used from the 17th century through the 19th century, sometimes with Loth standard number. In the 19th century 2 digit date letters were added below.
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Braunschweig (Brunswick) City Mark
Year numerals included only in 1819 and 1820. |
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Bützow City Mark
Mark used 2nd half 19th cent., could be either Bützow or Bamberg. |
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Darmstadt City Mark
Variations on the rampant lion were used from the 17th century through the late 19th century. The cartouche evolved from a shield to an oval, back to a shield and finally a diamond form in the 19th C. |
 
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Danzig City Mark
Now Gdansk, Poland |
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Dessau City Mark
Variations on the block letter D were used from the 17th century through the early 19th century when it was changed to a script letter D.
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Dresden City Mark
Variations on the crossed swords and D were used from the early 18th century through the late 19th century.
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Elbing City Mark
Now Elblag in Poland |
  
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Erfurt City Mark
Variations on the block letter E were used from the 17th century through the late 18th century. The cartouche shield can be lobed , plain or oval. Rectangle from a mid 19th C. example. |
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