Germany was in dire straits in 1918. They were on the verge
of losing World War I, and Kaiser Wilhelm was on the verge of losing his
country. But the German mint continued to strike silver half mark coins with
the same design used since the country was founded. These 1918 Imperial German
90% Silver Half Marks turned out to be the last ones ever struck. And very soon
after, inflation and World War II resulted in most of these half marks being
melted.
