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Germany – Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg – Gold .900 - 20 Mark 1897 – Wilhelm II, weight: 7.96 g, diameter: 22.5 mm, mintage: only 500,000 pieces - Germany – Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg – Gold .900 - 20 Mark 1897 – Wilhelm II, weight: 7.96 g, diameter: 22.5 mm, mintage: only 500,000 pieces 20 Mark Coin 1897 J Year: 1897 J Country: Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (German Empire) Denomination: 20 Mark Ruler: Wilhelm II Metal: Gold (.900) Catalog Weight: 7.96 g Diameter: 22.5 mm Mintage: 500,000 pieces Mintmark: J (Hamburg) Details: Gold 20 Mark coin issued for the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg as part of the unified coinage of the German Empire. Struck at the Hamburg Mint (mintmark J), it is considered one of the classic German gold coins of the reign of Emperor Wilhelm II. Obverse: The coat of arms of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, depicting the city's fortified gate with three towers surmounted by a crown, surrounded by the inscription FREIE UND HANSESTADT HAMBURG and the date 1897. Reverse: The crowned Imperial German eagle bearing the Prussian shield on its breast. Surrounding inscription DEUTSCHES REICH, with the denomination 20 MARK below. Condition: XF