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retiredkper Pillar of the Community United States 541 Posts	Posted 05/23/2014 12:04 am The German Oak Tree 5 mark coin has always been one of my favorites. I love the hidden symbolism of the oak tree design. When I saw this counterfeit copy it was love at first sight. Quality wise it would not fool any collector. It is a circulated looking cast copy of 35.9mm in diameter which is close to the 36 mm it should be but weighs only 20.67 grams or about 20% less than it should. It is not silver and does not pass the ring test since it is not die struck but it would fool the public. This is a contemporary counterfeit of it's time and that is why I am so fascinated with it. I have owned this little fake for over 35 years and am not bored with it yet. Report this Post to the Staff

retiredkper Pillar of the Community United States 541 Posts	Posted 05/23/2014 12:10 am Here is the obverse Report this Post to the Staff
nalaberong Pillar of the Community Canada 2805 Posts	Posted 05/23/2014 12:39 am What's the hidden symbolism? Report this Post to the Staff
retiredkper Pillar of the Community United States 541 Posts	Posted 05/23/2014 11:02 am The oak tree represents the unbending strength of Germany in spite of it's defeat in WWI and the dead branches represent the German lost territories. Report this Post to the Staff
wonghinghi Pillar of the Community Hong Kong 1270 Posts	Posted 05/23/2014 11:26 am Quote: This is a contemporary counterfeit of it's time dkper, it seems you are so confident it was a contemporary counterfeit rather than a modern forgery. Why you don't think it is a worthless modern forgery? Report this Post to the Staff
retiredkper Pillar of the Community United States 541 Posts	Posted 05/23/2014 12:43 pm Like I said I have owned it for 35 years and it came out of an old collection back then. I can't prove it goes back to the 1930s but I feel comfortable with that assumption. Report this Post to the Staff
retiredkper Pillar of the Community United States 541 Posts	Posted 05/23/2014 12:45 pm PS The fakes coming out of the far east are far superior to this in quality. Report this Post to the Staff
wonghinghi Pillar of the Community Hong Kong 1270 Posts	Posted 05/24/2014 06:18 am I see, thank you retiredkper. Henry Report this Post to the Staff
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