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In Yevgeny Zamyatin's novel We, the name S-4711 is a reference to the Eau de Cologne. [11] During World War II Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine (navy) issued vast amounts of 4711 perfume to the submariners of the U-boat fleet. As there were limited facilities and few opportunities for bathing, the scent was to be used in an attempt to improve the ...
The Rhenish gulden or florin began in 1354 as a copy of the Florentine florin (weight 1 ⁄ 66 th a Cologne Mark of gold, 23 1 ⁄ 4 karats fine, or 3.43 g fine gold). However, by the early 15th century it has lost nearly one quarter of its gold content. In 1419 it was 1 ⁄ 67 th a Cologne Mark of gold, 19 karats fine; hence 2.76 g fine gold. [1]
It was introduced in 1989, as a one-troy ounce (ozt) gold coin with a face value of 2,000 Austrian schillings. It is one of the world's best selling bullion coins. [1] [2] In 2002, with the adoption of the euro currency, the nominal value of the one-ounce coin was changed to 100 euros. In 2008, the Mint introduced a one-ounce silver version of ...
The Cologne Mark was a unit of weight (or mass) equivalent to 233.856 grams (about 3,609 grains).The Cologne mark was in use from the 11th century onward. It came to be used as the base unit for a number of currency standards, including the Lübeck monetary system, which was important in northern Europe in the late Middle Ages, and the coinage systems of the Holy Roman Empire, most ...
It has issued several gold coins denominated €5, €15, €50 and €100, several silver coins denominated €10, one brass coin denominated €5, and one cupro-nickel coin denominated €5. From 2008 to 2012, there were only two issues per year, but the number has increased since 2013.
50th anniversary of the Deutsche Mark. 1 DM, gold, 1999. 300th anniversary of the Stift in Halle. 10 DM, silver, 1998. 50th anniversary of the Basic Law. 10 DM, silver, 1999. 50th anniversary of the SOS Children's Villages. 10 DM, silver, 1999. Weimar, European City of Culture, and 250th birthday of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. 10 DM, silver, 1999.