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A small extra emblem marking an occasion or a production detail.
Also known as: Small extra symbol on a coin, Commemorative privy
A device added to an otherwise standard design — an anniversary, a mint's own signature, a batch. It differs from a mint mark in being deliberate and commemorative rather than administrative.
A small additional device struck into an otherwise standard coin design, marking an anniversary, a special issue or a particular production.
Contexts: History
Historically a control mark, letting a mint identify its own work or a particular officer's, and now largely a commemorative device on bullion and collector issues.
Distinct from a mint mark, which says where. A privy mark says when, why or for what occasion, and the two can appear on the same coin.
A small raised emblem — a leaf, an animal, a monogram or a numeral — set discreetly within the field of an otherwise standard design.