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| Coins of Germany Wurttemberg 5 Mark Silver Coin of 1908. |
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| Coins of Germany 5 Mark Silver Coin of 1908, King Wilhelm II of Wurttemberg. |
Obverse: Bearded head of William II of Wurttemberg right.
Legend: WILHELM II KOENIG VON WUERTTEMBERG
Exergue: Mint mark (F - Fredenstadt)
Reverse: Crown of the German Empire above heraldic eagle with shield at chest looking left.
Legend: DEUTSCHES REICH 1908 * FÜNF MARK *
Reference: KM-632.
Mint Place: Freudenstadt Mint (F)
Weight: 27.72 gram of Silver
Diameter: 38 mm
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William II of Württemberg
William II (German Wilhelm II) (25 February 1848, Stuttgart – 2 October 1921, Bebenhausen) was the fourth King of Württemberg, from 6 October 1891 until the abolition of the kingdom on 30 November 1918. He was the son of Prince Frederick of Württemberg (1808–1870) and his wife Princess Catherine Frederica of Württemberg (1821–1898), daughter of King William I of Württemberg (1781–1864); his parents were first cousins.
Kingdom of Württemberg
The Kingdom of Württemberg (German: Königreich Württemberg) was a state in Germany that existed from 1806 to 1918, located in the area that is now Baden-Württemberg. The Kingdom was a continuation of the Duchy of Württemberg, which came into existence in 1495. Prior to 1495, the ruling house of Württemberg had consisted of counts ruling only a fragment of the Duchy of Swabia, which had dissolved after the death of Duke Conradin in 1268.
The borders of the Kingdom of Württemberg, as defined in 1813, lay between 47°34' and 49°35' north and 8°15' and 10°30' east. The greatest distance north to south comprised 225 km and the greatest east to west was 160 km. The border had a total length of 1800 km and the total area of the state was 19,508 km².
The Kingdom had borders with Bavaria on the east and south, with Baden in the north and west. In the southwest it held a short border with the Hohenzollern and Lake Constance.
Württemberg gulden
The Gulden was the currency of Württemberg until 1873. Until 1824, the Gulden was a unit of account and was used to denominate banknotes but was not issued as a coin. It was worth 5/12 of a Conventionsthaler and was subdivided into 50 Conventionskreuzer or 60 Kreuzer Landmünze.
The first Gulden coins were issued in 1824. The new Gulden was equal to the earlier Gulden and was subdivided into 60 Kreuzer. The rather unusual denominations of 12 and 24 Kreuzer were issued, replacing the 10 and 20 Conventionskreuzer coins.
In 1837, Baden joined the South German Monetary Union. This caused the Gulden to be reduced slightly in size, as it was now worth four sevenths of a Prussian Thaler.
The Gulden was replaced by the Mark in 1873, at a rate of 1 Mark = 35 Kreuzer.