Collect coins from the German Empire at Hermann E. Sieger GmbH.

The German Reich introduced its own currency shortly after it was founded in order to overcome the difficulties in monetary transactions. The federal states were allowed to mint coins with a nominal value of 2 Marks or more with a uniform front and their own back.

Economic hardship and lack of material led to the minting of replacement coins. These were made from cheap material. As a result of the currency devaluation, more and more coins with higher denominations were minted.

Due to the expansion of the German Empire, the coins became valid in the newly acquired areas and could be used there as a means of payment until they were incorporated.