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German EuroCoins have much to offer – three interesting motifs for the standard coins aswell as a fascinating Commemorative Series covering the German Provinces.
Germany was one of the founding members of the Euro zone and started issuing coins in 2002. Some Basic Facts relating to Germany.
Normal Currency Coins.
Three motifs are to be seen on the German Euro Coins:
- Oak Leaf for the 1 cent , 2 cent and 5 cent coins.
- Brandenburger Tor for the 10 cent, 20 cent and 50 cent coins.
- Eagle for the 1 Euro and 2 Euro coins.
Oak Leaf.
The Oak Leaf was chosen, at least in part, to give a feeling of continuity as it appeared previously on the old pfennig coin. The story of the Oak Leaf goes back a little further.
The various principalities in the old German bund (union) all had the right to issue their own coins. This was done away with in 1837 by the Munich 'Coin Treaty' and the Oak Leaf was then chosen as the symbol uniting all in the now economically united Germany.
Rolf Lederbogen was the designer of this series.
Brandenburger Tor.
The Brandenburger Tor (Brandenburg Gate) has long been a landmark in Berlin. After the war it came to symbolise the divided Germany and then with the fall of the wall in 1989 many Germans from east and west met at the Brandenburger Tor which has since become a symbol both for a united Germany as well as a symbol the unifying process in Europe.
Brandenburger Tor.
The Brandenburger Tor (Brandenburg Gate) has long been a landmark in Berlin. After the war it came to symbolise the divided Germany and then with the fall of the wall in 1989 many Germans from east and west met at the Brandenburger Tor which has since become a symbol both for a united Germany as well as a symbol the unifying process in Europe.
Reinhard Heinsdorff was the designer of this series.
Eagle.
The Eagle was adopted as the national symbol at the formation of the German state in 1871. Between the wars it was used in the Weimar republic and then again in 1950. The current eagle, almost identical in form to that used in the Weimar republic ,was reinstated as the national symbol of the new Germany.
Eagle.
The Eagle was adopted as the national symbol at the formation of the German state in 1871. Between the wars it was used in the Weimar republic and then again in 1950. The current eagle, almost identical in form to that used in the Weimar republic ,was reinstated as the national symbol of the new Germany.
This series had two designers - Heinz Hoyer and Sneschana Russewa-Hoyer.
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In all years where more than one commemorative coin has been issued, no standartd two Euro coins have been minted-not even in limited sets for collectors.This is because the authorities see the issue of two Commemoratives as being adequate to keep the supply of two Euro coins in circulation up to the required level.
The years affected are:
- 2007
- 2009
- 2012
- 2013
- 2015
- 2018
For the first three years there were, in addition to the German Länder series, common issues for all of the EU countries in the Euro Zone and in 2013 Germany also had a joint issue with France.
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German Euro Coins are unique in that the coins are minted in five different cities and this is reflected in the coins by a small capital letter that represents the place of minting (The Mint Mark).
Summary of the German Minting Sites
Where Minted | Approximate Percentage | |
A | Berlin | 20 % |
D | München | 21 % |
F | Stuttgart | 24 % |
G | Karlsruhe | 14 % |
J | Hamburg | 21 % |
2002 20 Euro Cent Value
1 cent - Oak Leaf.
2 cent - Oak Leaf.
5 cent - Oak Leaf.
10 cent - Brandenburger Tor.
20 cent - Brandenburger Tor.
50 cent - Brandenburger Tor.
1 Euro - German Eagle.
2 Euro - German Eagle.
Two Euro Coin Rim
Around the rim of the Two Euro Coin appears the inscription 'EINIGKEIT UND RECHT UND FREIHEIT' (Unity and Justice and Freedom) followed by the national eagle.
German Commemorative Two Euro Coins.
Germany delayed minting commemorative 2 Euro coins for a couple of years but then laid the scene for the next 16 years!!
It was decided that each year a commemorative coin would be minted depicting one of the Bundesländer (provinces) - how appropriate this is for commemorative coins is debatable but the die is caste and so it will proceed until 2021.
So although the actual representation of the future commemorative coins may not be known the themes are.
It was decided that each year a commemorative coin would be minted depicting one of the Bundesländer (provinces) - how appropriate this is for commemorative coins is debatable but the die is caste and so it will proceed until 2021.
So although the actual representation of the future commemorative coins may not be known the themes are.
Below I set out a table showing what has been and will be in Germany from 2006 to 2021 - solely with regard to 2 Euro Commemorative Coins, of course! Scatter holdem poker facebook.
Note: A decision has been made to interupt the Bundesländer Series and no coin in this series will be issued in 2019. The series will therefore be completed in 2022.
In 2019 a commemorative coin will be issued celebrating the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the post-war parliament. Why this is being issued instead of, rather than in addition to a commemorative in the Budesländer series, I don't know.
Summary of the German Commerorative Coins 2006-2022
Bundesland Province | Motif | Date Issued | |
2006 | Schleswig-Holstein | Lübecker Holstenertor | 03.02.2006 |
2007 | Mecklenburg- Vorpommern | Schloss Schwerin | 02.02.2007 |
2008 | Hamburg | Hamburg Sankt- Michaelis-Kirche | 01.02.2008 |
2009 | Saarland | Saarbrücker Ludwigskirche | 06.02.2009 |
2010 | Bremen | Bremen Roland and Rathaus | 29.01.2010 |
2011 | Nordrhein-Westfalen | Kölner Dom (Cologne Cathedral) | 28.01.2011 |
2012 | Bayern (Bavaria) | Schloss Neusachwanstein | 03.02.2012 |
2013 | Baden-Würtemberg | Kloster Maulbrom | 01.02.2013 |
2014 | Niedersachsen | St. Michaelis Kirche zu Hildesheim | 07.02.2014 |
2015 | Hessen | Frankfurter Paulskirche | 30.01.2015 |
2016 | Sachsen | Dresdner Zwinger | 05.02.2016 |
2017 | Rheinland- Pfalz | Porta Nigra | 03.02.2017 |
2018 | Berlin | Schloss Charlottenburg | Planned 30.01.2018 |
2020 | Sachen-Anhalt | Magdeburger Dom | Planned 28.01.2020 |
2021 | Thüringen | Wartburg | not known |
2022 | Brandenberg | Schloss Sanssouci Potsdam | not known |
Germany has availed itself of the new directive (issued in 2012) that allows the Euro countries to issue two commemorative coins per year. In 2013 Germany will, in addition to the Bundesländer series, be issuing a joint issue with France that commemorates the signing of the treaty of Élysée in 1963 . This is also the first joint issue in the Euro zone.
Here follow the images of the coins.
2006 - Lübecker Holstentor in Schleswig-Holstein. (The letter for the minting location appears at 9 o'clock)
Date of issue : 03.02.2006
Issuing Volume : 30 Million
2007 - Schweriner Schloss in Mecklenberg-Vorpommern. (The letter for the minting location appears at 12 o'clock)
Date of issue : 02.02.2007
Issuing Volume : 30 Million
2008 - Hamburger Sankt Michaelis Kirche in Hamburg. (The letter for the minting locationappears at 1 o'clock)
Date ofissue : 01.02.2008
IssuingVolume : 30 Million
2009 - Sarbrücker Ludwigskircher in Saarland. Betting sites no gamstop. (The letter for the minting location appears at at 6 o'clock)
Date of issue : 06.02.2009
Issuing Volume : 30 Million
2010 - Bremer Roland and Rathaus(Townhall) in Bremen. (The letter for the minting location appears at 11 o'clock)
Date of issue : 29.01.2010
Issuing Volume : 30 Million
2011 - Kölner Dom (Cologne Cathedral) in Nordrhein-Westfalen. (The letter for the minting location appears at 1 o'clock)
Date of issue : 28.01.2011
Issuing Volume : 30 Million
2012 - Schloss Neuschwanstein in Bavaria. (The letter for the minting location appears between 2 o'clock and 3 o'clock)
Date of issue : 03.02.2012
Issuing Volume : 30 Million
2013 - Joint issue with France, commemorating the Treaty of Élysée.(Minting location appears between 3 o'clock and 4 o'clock)
Date of issue : 22.01.2013
Issuing Volume : 11 Million
2013 - Kloster Maulbronn in Baden-Württemberg.(The letter for the minting location appears between 2 o'clock and 3 o'clock)
Date of issue : 01.02.2013
Issuing Volume : 30 Million
2014 - St. Michaels Church in Hildeshein Lower Saxony.(The letter for the minting location appears at nine o'clock)
Date of issue : 07.02.2014
Issuing Volume : 30 Million
2015 - Pauls Church in Frankfurt am Main (Hessen).(The letter for the minting location appears between at 8 o'clock and 9 o'clock)
Date of issue : 30.01.2015
Issuing Volume : 30 Million
2015 - Commemorating 25 years of German unity.(The letter for the minting location appears between at 6o'clock and 7 o'clock)
Date of issue : 30.01.2015
Issuing Volume : 30 Million
2016 - Zwinger in Dresden in the province Sachsen.(The letter for the minting location appears at one o'clock)
Date of issue : 05.02.2016
Issuing Volume : 30 Million
2017 - Porta Negra (black gate) in Trier - province Rheinland Pfalz.(The letter for the minting location appears between eight and nine six o'clock)
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Date of issue : 03.07.2017
Issuing Volume : 30 Million
2018 - Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin. Berlin is the capital of Germany and also counts as a province.(Minting location appears between one and two six o'clock)
Date of issue : 30.01.2018
Issuing Volume : 30 Million
2018 - 100th anniversary of the birth of Helmut Schmidt Chancellor of Germany from 1974 to 1982.(Minting location between three and four six o'clock)
Date of issue : 30.01.2018
Issuing Volume : 30 Million
2019 - This coin commemorates the 70th Anniversaryof the establishment of the Bundesrat.(Minting location between 10 and 11 six o'clock)
Date of issue : 29.01.2019
Issuing Volume : 30 Million
2019 - This coin commemorates 30 years since the opening of the Berlin Wall in 1989.(Minting location at 7 o'clock)
Date of issue : 10.10.2019
Issuing Volume : 30 Million
2020 - Sanssousi Palace - Brandenburg.(The letter for the minting location appears at 11 o'clock )
Date of issue : 28.01.2020
Issuing Volume : 30 Million
2020 - Willi Brandt -Kniefall in Warsaw.(The mint mark appears at 9 o'clock )
Date of issue : 08.10.2020
Issuing Volume : 30 Million
Return from German Euro Coins to euro coin collector.
Last week we brought you the five steps to value a coin. This week we will get deeper in on e of the steps of that valuation process. Precisely we bring you some examples on how the existence of a variation or and error can make a regular coin into a extremely desired object by some collectors.
We have to pay more attention to the coins that go through our hands, we might be wasting a great opportunity and the coin we are using to pay for our coffee should end up in a coin sale for a prices 50 times its facial value.
Variants
We already told you this week that variants are small changes on the original design of a coin or on the material with which they are made of. This changes are, sometimes, almost imperceptible, so most of the people don’t even notice them. But for the eye of an expert collector they mean the difference between junk and a really good investment.
In the post dedicated to the Standard World Coin Catalog we talked about the assignment of a KM (unique id) for each type of coin. In that catalog variants are also classified, although instead of having a new KM, the variants are identified by adding a new letter or number to the original KM. I.e. in the case of the 2.5 Euro Portuguese coins, the letter is used to distinguish between the silver or gold minted version instead of the regular mint in copper-nickel.
2.50 Euro (70 years of peace in Europe)
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2.50 Euro (40th Anniv. of The Provedor da Justica)
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Errors
There are collectors that do not value error coins at all and they actually try to get rid of them as soon as possible, truth is that the interest in coins with errors is increasing. It’s a very interesting type of collecting specially for those collecting current coins, since some of the coins for his collection can suddenly be found among the circulating coins. Making the art of coins collection a continuous activity.
There are a lot of errors that can be produced during the process of minting a coin, although, as we already said the ones that are more valued are those that do not affect the integrity of the coin. In these cases, the mintage of the coin has being properly completed. It is not a mint process fault (broken die, dirty, lack of material, etc.) but it is a design that contains unique details. Mostly this is due to human errors.
Here you have some of the most common errors during the minting process of the two coin Euro commemorative coins.
2 Euro Commemorative Coin 10 Anniversary Of The Economic Monetary Union - Big Stars.
It is a coin dedicated to the 10th Anniversary of the Economic Monetary Union by the Spanish mint FNMT during last 2009. There are no official data regarding the minting error as well as in the number of minted coins, estimated between 75.000 and 100.000
The minting error is in the coin with the big stars and it originated through the Pantograph, precisely when changing the scale from the epoxy model to the die. Basically the error consists in an expansion of the little star surrounding the coin, minting the coin in a scale of 1:1.27 approximately.
According to the operator in charge of the minting, the coin with big stars was created the firs day. The error was fixed lately and the mintage continued until the 8.000.000 final coins. The coins containing errors were mixed among the correct rolls. This is the reason why we don’t know the exact number of erroneous coins, which contributed to an increase on the market price.
Two Euro Coin From Germany, 2008 - Old Map
From 2007 and due to the incorporations of different countries to the Euro, the map on the obverse of the coins was changed, and the map with the countries of the European union before its expansion, with 15 countries changes to 25, representing all the European union members up to 2004. This way the new countries in the common coin will also be represented in the map.
But in the commemorative two Euro coins for the rotating presidency of the bundesrat: Free and hanseatic city of Hamburg, minted in 2008, the old map was used (smaller than the new design and containing frontiers) even though they should have used the new one already (pointed and without frontiers).
2 Euro (Hamburg/Michael Church)
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This error only appears on the coins minted in the mint of Sttutgard (identified by the letter F). It is estimated that after they took some of them of the market, from a total of 50.000 coins there might be around 25.000 coins circulating.
The 1 Cent Face Value Coin That Costs 6.600 Euro
As a very flashy case we bring you the case of this Italian coin of 1 Euro cent sold for more than 6.600 Euro. A revaluation that not even the noble metal minted coin get. Online roulette table.
On the 9th of January of 2002, when the euro just had got to Europe, in the press this new showed up:
The Rome District’s attorney has open an investigation after the appearance of ‘fault cent euro coins’, and they might have been introduced voluntarily in the ‘Euro Starter Kits’ by a worker of the Italian National Coin Institute.
The defective coins are the same diameter of the two cents coin and they have the same drawing, but they have written a face value of one cent. A dozen of these coins have already been found, specially in the north of Italy.
The defective coins are the same diameter of the two cents coin and they have the same drawing, but they have written a face value of one cent. A dozen of these coins have already been found, specially in the north of Italy.
Error:
2 Euro Cent (Turin - Mole Antonelliana Tower)
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1 Euro Cent (Bari - The Castel del Monte)
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An undetermined number of coins was taken away by the authorities, before they could circulate, however it is speculated that a few hundreds can still be part of some fortunates collections.
Six of these coins where bought by the Italian collection company Bolaffi, although they had problem with this investment, and the “Guardia di Finanza” confiscated them claiming that the coins are actually property of the Italian mint.
Only after 11 years of dispute, a court from Rome admitted the right of the company to posses and sell these coins. Finally when they went on auction their price raised up to 6.600 Euro.
Special Mints
If we did not where lucky with the coin in our hands and this coin is not a variant or has no error at all, we can’t still throw in the towel. It might still be a special edition and thanks to that it might have a higher value.
There are only 20.001 coins, price right now is approx 1500 €:
2 Euro (Princess Grace)
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In some of the coin catalogs, i.e. in the Standard World Coin Catalog that we commented a few weeks ago, it is included information regarding the mint volume each year. In general the coin houses carry on big mints of the regular circulating coins, although there are some years that due to problems in manufacture, political decisions, economics or administrative make a lower mint that year. For the collectors focused in coins per year, this years mints are usually very valued.
Low mintage in 2002:
2 Euro (First Map Design)
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Low mintage in 2005 and 2006:
2 Euro (First Map Design)
Available: 216
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Available: 216
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Low mintage in 2006:
50 Euro Cent
Available: 13
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This reduced mints are also frequent in the case of commemorative coins or special ones or in those countries where they are not the ones minting their circulating coins, like San Marino, Monaco, or Vatican City. In them, due to the low number of annual mints the coins don’t even get out to circulate but they are just bought as collection editions.