E-auction 317-234639 - fwo_458107 - GERMANY 5 Mark Proof Gerhard Mercator 1969 Stuttgart - F

GERMANY 5 Mark Proof Gerhard Mercator 1969 Stuttgart - F MS

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Estimate :	15 €
Price :	11 €
Maximum bid :	15 €
End of the sale :	13 May 2019 16:51:30
bidders :	4 bidders

Type : 5 Mark Proof Gerhard Mercator

Date: 1969

Mint name / Town : Stuttgart - F

Quantity minted : 200000

Metal : silver

Millesimal fineness : 625 ‰

Diameter : 29 mm

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Weight : 11,2 g.

Edge : inscrite en creux TERRAE DESCRIPTIO AD USUM NAVIGANTIUM

Catalogue references :

AKS.221 - KM20/126

Obverse

Obverse legend : BUNDESREPUBLIK / DEUTSCHLAND / 1969/ 5 DEUTSCHE / MARK F.

Obverse description : Aigle héraldique stylisé.

Reverse

Reverse legend : 1512-1594. GERHARD. MERCATOR.

Reverse description : Buste du mathématicien et géographe Mercator. En arrière plan un planisphère.

Commentary

Gérard Mercator, né le 5 mars 1512 à Rupelmonde et mort le 2 décembre 1594 à Duisbourg, est un mathématicien et géographe flamand, auteur de la fameuse projection de Mercator.