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Flensburg City Mark
Depicts a castle tower with a partial lion passant extending to the left from center. |
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Frankfurt am Main City Mark
Early examples lacked the lothig number and sometimes showed an "F" on the eagle's breast. Beginning in the late 18th cent., the standard number was added. |
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Goerlitz City Mark
Sometimes seen with a "12" included above the crown. |
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Greiffenberg City Mark
As well as Greiffenberg (Gryfów S'laski) in Silesia, a number towns in the Pomerania region of Germany, including Stargard and Greifswald, also used a griffin mark. |
  
 
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Hamburg City Marks
19th Century
The three tower and gate mark was used from the 17th C. and was rendered within of a shield form until
the late 18th cent. Beginning in the early 18th C., a letter was placed within the castle
gate to indicate the assayer. |
 
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Hanau City Mark
Seen with or without the loth number above the chevrons. Beginning in the mid 19th Century, hallmarking rules were rescinded and many Hanau silversmiths used antique looking 'fantasy' marks. |
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Hanover City Mark
17th cent. examples had two digit date numerals below flower. Later, without numerals until mid 18th century when, as in this example, loth standard number was added below the flower. |
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Heilbronn City Mark
Earlier examples lacked a surrounding cartouche, later with a rectangular cartouche. Similar to Frankfurt's mark. |
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Karlsruhe City Mark
The diagonal emblazon is sometimes seen across a shield form, rather than the oval illustrated here. |
 
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Kassel City Mark
The shield form evolved into a circle in the latter eighteenth century and a letter (indicating assayer) was added below. The bottom right example was used after c.1850.
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Kiel City Mark
Stylized nettle leaf, the same mark is used by a number of other cities also located within the Schleswig-Holstein region. |
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Königsberg City Mark
Illustrated is a mid 19th cent. example, earlier versions lacked the standard (loth) number. |
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Leipzig City Mark
Variations on the crossed swords and L were used from the early 18th century through the late 19th century.
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Liegnitz City Mark
Variations on the crossed keys were used 16th century through 18th century. Now Legnica in Poland
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Lubeck City Mark
Variations on the double headed eagle were used from ca.1500 through the 18th century. |
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