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FREE AND HANSEATIC CITY OF HAMBURG.
The city of Hamburg – port in north of Germany, is located on the Elbe River about 75 miles from the North Sea. Its proper name is the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. It makes reference to Hamburg's history as a member of the medieval Hanseatic League and as a free imperial city of the Holy Roman Empire.
The city takes its name from the first building on the site, a castle ordered to be built by Emperor Charlemagne in 808 AD. The castle was built between the Alster and the Elbe. The castle was named Hammaburg, where burg means castle.
The charter in 1189 by Frederick I Barbarossa granted Hamburg the status of an Imperial Free City and tax-free access up the Lower Elbe into the North Sea.
Hamburg was one of the first members of the Hanseatic League. In 1510, Hamburg was granted the status of a Free City of the Empire.
It was occupied by the French during the period of the Napoleonic Wars.
In 1866, Hamburg joined the North German Confederation and became a part of the German Empire in 1871.
The Coat of Arms of Hamburg: a St. Nicolas church with two towers.
In 1293 count Adolf VI of Schauenburg gave to Hamburg the mint right; the city strike coins through the centuries up to World War I. In Germany Empire Bremen struck coins in 2, 3 and 5 Mark.

	Denomination: 2 Mark Year: – Material: Silver Description: Obverse: Coat of arms of Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. Semicircular inscription: FREIE ∙ UND HANSESTADT ∙ HAMBURG. Beneath it – mint mark 'J' (Hamburg). Reverse: The arms of the country with a so-called small eagle, above it – the German imperial crown; on a breast of an eagle – board with the arms of Prussia, around it – a Prussian award of the Black Eagle with a circuit. Semicircular inscription: DEUTSCHES REICH ∙ ZWEI MARK, year of issue. 900 standard silver (Ag 900, Cu 100). Diameter – 28 mm. Weight – 11.111 g. Edge – 140 corrugations, thickness 2.1 mm. This type of coin has been struck in 1876 – 1878, 1880, 1883, 1888, was in circulation in Ukraine from end of April to the middle of November, 1918. FMM hasn’t got this coin yet. Country or town: Germany
	Denomination: 2 Mark Year: – Material: Silver Description: Obverse: Coat of arms of Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. Semicircular inscription: FREIE ∙ UND HANSESTADT ∙ HAMBURG. Beneath it – mint mark 'J' (Hamburg). Reverse: The arms of the country with a so-called big eagle, above it – the German imperial crown; on a breast of an eagle – board with the arms of Prussia, around it – a Prussian award of the Black Eagle with a circuit. Semicircular inscription: DEUTSCHES REICH ∙ ZWEI MARK, year of issue. 900 standard silver (Ag 900, Cu 100). Diameter – 28 mm. Weight – 11.111 g. Edge – 140 corrugations, thickness 2.1 mm. This type of coin has been struck in 1892, 1893, 1896, 1898 – 1908, 1911 – 1914, was in circulation in Ukraine from end of April to the middle of November, 1918. FMM hasn’t got this coin yet. Country or town: Germany
	Denomination: 3 Mark Year: – Material: Silver Description: Obverse: Coat of arms of Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. Semicircular inscription: FREIE ∙ UND HANSESTADT ∙ HAMBURG. Beneath it – mint mark 'J' (Hamburg). Reverse: The arms of the country with a so-called big eagle, above it – the German imperial crown; on a breast of an eagle – board with the arms of Prussia, around it – a Prussian award of the Black Eagle with a circuit. Semicircular inscription: DEUTSCHES REICH ∙ DREI MARK, year of issue. 900 standard silver (Ag 900, Cu 100). Diameter – 33 mm. Weight – 16.667 g., thickness 2.2 mm. Edge – plain, inscription: GOTT MIT UNS. This type of coin has been struck in 1908 – 1914, was in circulation in Ukraine from end of April to the middle of November, 1918. FMM hasn’t got this coin yet. Country or town: Germany
	Denomination: 5 Mark Year: – Material: Silver Description: Obverse: Coat of arms of Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. Semicircular inscription: FREIE ∙ UND HANSESTADT ∙ HAMBURG. Beneath it – mint mark 'J' (Hamburg). Reverse: The arms of the country with a so-called small eagle, above it – the German imperial crown; on a breast of an eagle – board with the arms of Prussia, around it – a Prussian award of the Black Eagle with a circuit. Semicircular inscription: DEUTSCHES REICH ∙ FÜNF MARK, year of issue. 900 standard silver (Ag 900, Cu 100). Diameter – 38 mm. Weight – 27.778 g., thickness 2.8 mm. Edge – plain, inscription: GOTT MIT UNS. This type of coin has been struck in 1875, 1876, 1888, was in circulation in Ukraine from end of April to the middle of November, 1918. FMM hasn’t got this coin yet. Country or town: Germany
Click to enlarge!	Denomination: 5 Mark Year: 1907 Material: Silver Description: Obverse: Coat of arms of Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. Semicircular inscription: FREIE ∙ UND HANSESTADT ∙ HAMBURG. Beneath it – mint mark 'J' (Hamburg). Reverse: The arms of the country with a so-called big eagle, above it – the German imperial crown; on a breast of an eagle – board with the arms of Prussia, around it – a Prussian award of the Black Eagle with a circuit. Semicircular inscription: DEUTSCHES REICH 1907 ∙ FÜNF MARK. 900 standard silver (Ag 900, Cu 100). Diameter – 38 mm. Weight – 27.778 g., thickness 2.8 mm. Edge – plain, inscription: GOTT MIT UNS. Mintage: 325 534. This type of coin has been struck in 1901 – 1904, 1907, 1908, 1913, was in circulation in Ukraine from end of April to the middle of November, 1918. Country or town: Germany

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