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FREE HANSEATIC CITY OF BREMEN.
The Free Hanseatic City of Bremen is the smallest of Germany's States. The state of Bremen consists of two separated enclaves: Bremen, officially the 'City' which is the state capital, and the city of Bremerhaven. Both are located on the River Weser; Bremerhaven is further downstream and serves as a North Sea harbor (the name means "Bremen's port"). Both cities are completely surrounded by the neighbouring State of Lower Saxony.
Established at about the same time as the bishopric in 787, Bremen was under the control of the bishops and archbishops until joining the Hanseatic League in 1276. In 848 the diocese of Hamburg merged with the diocese of Bremen.
In 1186 Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa became the first secular ruler of Bremen. From this time forward, only the emperor and the Senate Governmental authority have ruled Bremen. Bremen was formally a Free Imperial City.
Archbishop Albrecht II granted the mint right to the city in 1369, but this was not formalized by imperial decree until 1541. In 1646, Bremen was raised to free imperial status and continued to strike its own coins into the early 20th century.
The city lost its free imperial status in 1803 and was controlled by France from 1806 until 1813. Regaining it independence in 1815, Bremen joined the North German Confederation in 1867 and the German Empire in 1871.
The Coat of Arms of Bremen: silver key (the attribute of Saint Peter, patron saint of the church of Bremen) on a red shield.
Since 1369, there was practically continuous coinage until 1907. In Germany Empire Bremen struck coins in 2 and 5 Mark.

Denomination: 2 Mark Year: 1905 Material: Silver Description: Obverse: The Coat of Arms of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. Semicircular inscription: FREIE ∙ HANSESTADT ∙ BREMEN. 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 ∙ 1904 ∙ ZWEI MARK. 900 standard silver (Ag 900, Cu 100). Diameter – 28 mm. Weight – 11.111 g. Edge – 140 corrugations, thickness 2.1 mm. Mintage: 100 000. The coin 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: 1906 Material: Silver Description: Obverse: The Coat of Arms of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. Semicircular inscription: FREIE ∙ HANSESTADT ∙ BREMEN. 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 1906 ∙ 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: 40 846. The coin 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

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