1891-1913 Prussia 2 Mark Wilhelm II Circulated

110-Year-Old Silver Coins from Germany

Here’s a vintage coin form the long-ago German Empire struck in highly pure 90% fine silver. This 2 Mark, coin features the portrait of Prussia’s Kaiser Wilhelm II, who was the last German Emperor from 1888-1918. The oldest grandchild of Great Britain’s Queen Victoria, Wilhelm is credited with strengthening the German Empire’s navy. He is also, however, infamous for his inept foreign policy decisions that have led many historians to believe his actions and statements were responsible for the outbreak of World War I.

Each of the coins available here were struck between 1891 and 1913 prior to the outbreak of WWI, making them at least 110 years old! The reverse of each coin features the German Imperial Eagle. Your coin will arrive in Circulated condition—meaning it was carried in the pockets of citizens across the empire.

Wilhelm’s Inglorious Fate

Wilhelm eventually abdicated in 1918 during the final days of World War I. Unlike his unfortunate cousin Czar Nicholas II of Russia, Wilhelm was not executed. Instead, he lived in exile until 1941, witnessing the Great Depression, the rise of Adolf Hitler & Germany’s Nazi party, and the early years of World War II. A swaggering militarist no more, his abdication was announced on November 9, 1918, before he had actually consented to it!

Wilhelm lived out his live in luxurious exile, mostly forgotten and universally reviled by past and present leaders. Thankfully for collectors, his coins live on, giving us all a window into what a person who was by all accounts a highly intelligent man always looking for respect—and never getting it—from his English relatives.

COIN HIGHLIGHTS:

• PRE-WORLD WAR I COIN OF KAISER WILHELM – This coin was struck in Prussia between 1891 and 1913 and features the bust of King Wilhelm II, who was also the last German Emperor or Kaiser. Wilhelm’s inept foreign policy was one of the major factors responsible for World War I. The coin’s reverse shows the German Imperial Eagle.
• STRUCK IN HIGHLY PURE SILVER – Each coin available here was struck in 11.111 grams of highly pure 90% fine silver and measures 28 mm in diameter.
• LEGAL-TENDER COIN – These coins were 2 Marks legal tender in the German Empire
• NICE CIRCULATED CONDITION – Your 1891-1913 Prussia 2 Mark Wilhelm II will come in Circulated condition.

Capture your piece of World War I history with this 1891-1913 Prussia 2 Mark Silver Coin of Kaiser Wilhelm II. Few of these coins survived the melting pots during and after the war and you can get one now in Circulated condition!