German euro coins
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German euro coins have three separate designs for the three series of coins. The 1, 2 and 5 cent coins were designed by Rolf Lederbogen, the design for the 10, 20 and 50 cent coins is by Reinhard Heinsdorff and the 1 and 2 euro coins were done by Heinz Hoyer and Sneschana Russewa-Hoyer. Featured in all designs are the 12 stars of the EU
and the year of imprint.
In addition to the year, the German coins also feature a small letter as a mint mark
indicating the particular mint that minted the coin.
The letters were assigned to the mints as they opened. The mints in Hannover/Vienna
(B), Frankfurt am Main (C), Dresden
/Muldenhütte (E), and Darmstadt
(H) have since been closed; the last, Muldenhütte, in 1953.
.
issued a recommendation on 19 December 2008, a common guideline for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation. One section of this recommendation stipulates that:
A new design on the German euro coins is expected in the near future to comply with these new guidelines, although nothing officially has been announced.
of the Federal Republic of Germany) in 2006, which will continue until 2021. The year in which the coin for a specific state is issued coincides with that state's Presidency
of the Bundesrat
. The coins issued are:
The other eleven coins will be issued in the following years; note that some designs are not yet finalised and still subject to change. Originally, the designs for the following states were different:
The series is similar to the United States' 50 State Quarters
series, which saw fifty coins issued for its fifty constituent states, five per year between 1999 and 2008. A separate program saw six coins issued in 2009 for the District of Columbia and five territories of the United States.
European symbols
A number of symbols of Europe have emerged throughout history. Depending on the symbol, they can apply to Europe as a whole, European unity or merely to the European Union...
and the year of imprint.
In addition to the year, the German coins also feature a small letter as a mint mark
Mint mark
A mint mark is an inscription on a coin indicating the mint where the coin was produced.-History:Mint marks were first developed to locate a problem. If a coin was underweight, or overweight, the mint mark would immediately tell where the coin was minted, and the problem could be located and fixed...
indicating the particular mint that minted the coin.
- A: Berlin
- D: MunichMunichMunich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
- F: StuttgartStuttgartStuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
- G: KarlsruheKarlsruheThe City of Karlsruhe is a city in the southwest of Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border.Karlsruhe was founded in 1715 as Karlsruhe Palace, when Germany was a series of principalities and city states...
- J: HamburgHamburg-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
The letters were assigned to the mints as they opened. The mints in Hannover/Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
(B), Frankfurt am Main (C), Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
/Muldenhütte (E), and Darmstadt
Darmstadt
Darmstadt is a city in the Bundesland of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Rhine Main Area.The sandy soils in the Darmstadt area, ill-suited for agriculture in times before industrial fertilisation, prevented any larger settlement from developing, until the city became the seat...
(H) have since been closed; the last, Muldenhütte, in 1953.
German euro design
For images of the common side and a detailed description of the coins, see euro coinsEuro coins
There are eight euro coin denominations, ranging from one cent to two euros . The coins first came into use in 2002. They have a common reverse, portraying a map of Europe, but each country in the eurozone has its own design on the obverse, which means that each coin has a variety of different...
.
Circulating Mintage quantities
The following table shows the mintage quantity for all German euro coins, per denomination, per year (the numbers are represented in millions).| Face Value | €0.01 | €0.02 | €0.05 | €0.10 | €0.20 | €0.50 | €1.00 | €2.00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 A | 800.0 | 360.0 | 480.0 | 696.1 | 378.1 | 337.7 | 367.9 | 238.9 |
| 2002 D | 840.0 | 483.0 | 504.0 | 722.0 | 367.0 | 370.2 | 372.6 | 238.9 |
| 2002 F | 960.0 | 507.8 | 576.0 | 838.8 | 421.6 | 430.5 | 439.8 | 281.1 |
| 2002 G | 560.0 | 311.8 | 336.0 | 494.3 | 251.9 | 256.6 | 266.4 | 182.0 |
| 2002 J | 840.0 | 419.4 | 504.0 | 758.6 | 441.0 | 401.4 | 372.3 | 257.8 |
| 2002 Total | 4,840.0 | 2,501.4 | 2,904.0 | 4,268.4 | 2,300.5 | 2,156.9 | 2,186.9 | 1,448.0 |
| Face Value | €0.01 | €0.02 | €0.05 | €0.10 | €0.20 | €0.50 | €1.00 | €2.00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 A | *** | 200.0 | *** | 50.7 | 41.9 | *** | 50.3 | 20.5 |
| 2003 D | *** | 105.0 | *** | 50.8 | 24.1 | 70.6 | *** | 22.2 |
| 2003 F | *** | 164.2 | *** | 6.0 | 82.4 | *** | *** | 24.5 |
| 2003 G | *** | 80.2 | *** | 13.0 | 42.1 | *** | *** | 29.1 |
| 2003 J | *** | 168.6 | *** | 25.5 | *** | 39.6 | 29.9 | 19.5 |
| 2003 Total | *** | 718.0 | *** | 146.0 | 190.5 | 110.2 | 80.2 | 115.8 |
| Face Value | €0.01 | €0.02 | €0.05 | €0.10 | €0.20 | €0.50 | €1.00 | €2.00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 A | 280.0 | 127.0 | 112.0 | *** | *** | 82.3 | 21.9 | 31.6 |
| 2004 D | 294.0 | 133.4 | 117.6 | 11.2 | 49.8 | *** | 89.3 | 19.8 |
| 2004 F | 336.0 | 152.4 | 134.4 | 51.4 | *** | 73.5 | 88.2 | *** |
| 2004 G | 196.0 | 88.9 | 78.4 | 15.5 | *** | 37.4 | 41.7 | *** |
| 2004 J | 294.0 | 133.4 | 117.6 | *** | *** | *** | *** | 22.5 |
| 2004 Total | 1,400.0 | 635.1 | 560.0 | 78.1 | 49.8 | 193.2 | 241.1 | 73.9 |
| Face Value | €0.01 | €0.02 | €0.05 | €0.10 | €0.20 | €0.50 | €1.00 | €2.00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 A | 120.0 | 73.0 | 44.0 | *** | 8.0 | *** | *** | *** |
| 2005 D | 126.0 | 76.7 | 46.2 | *** | 8.4 | *** | *** | *** |
| 2005 F | 144.0 | 87.6 | 52.8 | *** | 9.6 | *** | *** | *** |
| 2005 G | 84.0 | 51.1 | 30.8 | *** | 5.6 | *** | *** | *** |
| 2005 J | 126.0 | 76.7 | 46.2 | *** | 8.4 | *** | 59.8 | *** |
| 2005 Total | 600.0 | 365.1 | 220.0 | *** | 40.0 | *** | 59.8 | *** |
| Face Value | €0.01 | €0.02 | €0.05 | €0.10 | €0.20 | €0.50 | €1.00 | €2.00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 A | *** | 108.0 | 27.0 | *** | 39.0 | *** | *** | *** |
| 2006 D | *** | 113.4 | 28.4 | *** | 41.0 | *** | *** | *** |
| 2006 F | *** | 129.6 | 32.4 | *** | 46.8 | *** | *** | *** |
| 2006 G | *** | 75.6 | 18.9 | *** | 27.3 | *** | *** | *** |
| 2006 J | *** | 148.4 | 28.4 | *** | 41.0 | *** | *** | *** |
| 2006 Total | *** | 575.0 | 135.1 | *** | 195.1 | *** | *** | *** |
| Face Value | €0.01 | €0.02 | €0.05 | €0.10 | €0.20 | €0.50 | €1.00 | €2.00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 A | 119.4 | 100.0 | 52.4 | *** | 21.6 | *** | *** | * |
| 2007 D | 125.4 | 105.0 | 55.0 | *** | 22.7 | *** | *** | * |
| 2007 F | 143.3 | 120.0 | 62.9 | *** | 25.9 | *** | *** | * |
| 2007 G | 83.6 | 70.0 | 36.7 | *** | 15.1 | *** | *** | * |
| 2007 J | 125.4 | 105.0 | 55.0 | *** | 22.9 | *** | *** | * |
| 2007 Total | 597.1 | 500.0 | 262.0 | *** | 108.2 | *** | *** | * |
| Face Value | €0.01 | €0.02 | €0.05 | €0.10 | €0.20 | €0.50 | €1.00 | €2.00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 A | 101.2 | 80.0 | 29.2 | *** | 15.8 | *** | *** | 11.4 |
| 2008 D | 106.3 | 84.0 | 30.7 | *** | 16.6 | *** | *** | 11.8 |
| 2008 F | 121.4 | 96.0 | 35.0 | *** | 19.0 | *** | *** | 13.7 |
| 2008 G | 70.8 | 56.0 | 20.4 | *** | 11.1 | *** | *** | 8.0 |
| 2008 J | 106.3 | 84.0 | 30.7 | *** | 16.3 | *** | *** | 12.0 |
| 2008 Total | 506.0 | 400.0 | 146.0 | *** | 78.8 | *** | *** | 56.9 |
| Face Value | €0.01 | €0.02 | €0.05 | €0.10 | €0.20 | €0.50 | €1.00 | €2.00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 A | 100.0 | 59.0 | 39.6 | *** | 21.6 | *** | *** | * |
| 2009 D | 105.0 | 62.0 | 41.6 | *** | 22.7 | *** | *** | * |
| 2009 F | 120.0 | 70.8 | 47.5 | *** | 25.9 | *** | *** | * |
| 2009 G | 70.0 | 41.3 | 27.7 | *** | 15.1 | *** | *** | * |
| 2009 J | 105.0 | 62.0 | 41.6 | *** | 22.7 | *** | *** | * |
| 2009 Total | 500.0 | 295.1 | 198.0 | *** | 108.0 | *** | *** | * |
| Face Value | €0.01 | €0.02 | €0.05 | €0.10 | €0.20 | €0.50 | €1.00 | €2.00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 A | 94.4 | 72.8 | 39.8 | *** | 24.4 | *** | *** | 19.6 |
| 2010 D | 99.1 | 76.4 | 41.8 | *** | 25.6 | *** | *** | 20.6 |
| 2010 F | 113.3 | 87.4 | 47.8 | *** | 29.3 | *** | *** | 23.5 |
| 2010 G | 66.1 | 51.0 | 27.9 | *** | 17.1 | *** | *** | 13.7 |
| 2010 J | 99.1 | 76.4 | 41.8 | *** | 25.6 | *** | *** | 20.6 |
| 2010 Total | 472.0 | 364.0 | 199.1 | *** | 122.0 | *** | *** | 98.0 |
| Face Value | €0.01 | €0.02 | €0.05 | €0.10 | €0.20 | €0.50 | €1.00 | €2.00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 A | 118.4 | 100.4 | 59.2 | *** | 33.0 | *** | *** | 20.2 |
| 2011 D | 124.3 | 105.4 | 62.2 | *** | 34.7 | *** | *** | 21.2 |
| 2011 F | 142.1 | 120.5 | 71.0 | *** | 39.6 | *** | *** | 24.2 |
| 2011 G | 82.9 | 70.3 | 41.4 | *** | 23.1 | *** | *** | 14.1 |
| 2011 J | 124.3 | 105.4 | 62.2 | *** | 34.7 | *** | *** | 21.2 |
| 2011 Total | 592.0 | 502.0 | 296.0 | *** | 165.1 | *** | *** | 100.9 |
Future changes to national sides
The European CommissionEuropean Commission
The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
issued a recommendation on 19 December 2008, a common guideline for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation. One section of this recommendation stipulates that:
- Article 2. Identification of the issuing Member State:
- "The national sides of all denominations of the euro coins intended for circulation should bear an indication of the issuing Member State by means of the Member State’s name or an abbreviation of it."
A new design on the German euro coins is expected in the near future to comply with these new guidelines, although nothing officially has been announced.
German Bundesländer series
Germany started the commemorative coin series (The 16 StatesStates of Germany
Germany is made up of sixteen which are partly sovereign constituent states of the Federal Republic of Germany. Land literally translates as "country", and constitutionally speaking, they are constituent countries...
of the Federal Republic of Germany) in 2006, which will continue until 2021. The year in which the coin for a specific state is issued coincides with that state's Presidency
President of the German Bundesrat
In Germany, the President of the Bundesrat or President of the Federal Council is the chairperson or speaker of the Bundesrat . The presidency of the Bundesrat rotates among the heads of government of each of the states on an annual basis...
of the Bundesrat
Bundesrat of Germany
The German Bundesrat is a legislative body that represents the sixteen Länder of Germany at the federal level...
. The coins issued are:
| Year | Number | State | Design |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 |  Schleswig-Holstein |
Holstentor Holstentor The Holsten Gate is a city gate marking off the western boundary of the old center of the Hanseatic city of Lübeck. This Brick Gothic construction is one of the relics of Lübeck’s medieval city fortifications and the only remaining city gate, except for the Citadel Gate... in Lübeck Lübeck The Hanseatic City of Lübeck is the second-largest city in Schleswig-Holstein, in northern Germany, and one of the major ports of Germany. It was for several centuries the "capital" of the Hanseatic League and, because of its Brick Gothic architectural heritage, is listed by UNESCO as a World... |
| 2007 | 2 |  Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania |
Schwerin Schwerin Schwerin is the capital and second-largest city of the northern German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The population, as of end of 2009, was 95,041.-History:... Castle Schwerin Castle Schwerin Castle is a castle located in the city of Schwerin, the capital of the Bundesland of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. For centuries it was the home of the dukes and grand dukes of Mecklenburg and later Mecklenburg-Schwerin. It currently serves as the seat of the state... |
| 2008 | 3 |  Hamburg |
St. Michaelis Church |
| 2009 | 4 |  Saarland |
Ludwigskirche Ludwigskirche Ludwigskirche in Old Saarbrücken, Germany, is a Protestant baroque style church. It is the symbol of the city and is considered to be one of the most important Protestant churches in Germany, along with the Dresden Frauenkirche and the St... in Saarbrücken Saarbrücken Saarbrücken is the capital of the state of Saarland in Germany. The city is situated at the heart of a metropolitan area that borders on the west on Dillingen and to the north-east on Neunkirchen, where most of the people of the Saarland live.... |
| 2010 | 5 |  Bremen (state) |
City Hall and Roland Bremen Roland The Bremen Roland is a statue of Roland, erected in 1404. It stands in the market square of Bremen, Germany, facing the cathedral, and shows Roland, paladin of the first Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne and hero of the Battle of Roncevaux Pass... |
| 2011 | 6 |  North Rhine-Westphalia |
Cologne Cologne Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the... Cathedral Cologne Cathedral Cologne Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church in Cologne, Germany. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Cologne and the administration of the Archdiocese of Cologne. It is renowned monument of German Catholicism and Gothic architecture and is a World Heritage Site... |
| 2012 | 7 |  Kingdom of Bavaria |
Neuschwanstein Castle near Füssen Füssen Füssen is a town in Bavaria, Germany, in the district of Ostallgäu situated from the Austrian border. It is located on the banks of the Lech river. The River Lech flows into the Forggensee... |
| 2013 | 8 |  Baden-Württemberg |
Maulbronn Maulbronn Maulbronn is a city in the district of Enz in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.-History:Founded in 1838, it emerged from a settlement, built around a monastery, which belonged to the Neckar Community in the Kingdom of Württemberg. In 1886, Maulbronn officially became a German town and was an... Abbey Maulbronn Abbey Maulbronn Monastery is the best-preserved medieval Cistercian monastery complex in Europe. It is situated on the outskirts of Maulbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany and is separated from the town by fortifications. Since 1993 the monastery is part of the Unesco World Heritage.- History :The... |
| 2014 | 9 |  Lower Saxony |
St. Michael's Church St. Michael's Church, Hildesheim The Church of St. Michael in Hildesheim, Germany, is an early-Romanesque church. It has been on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list since 1985.-History:... in Hildesheim Hildesheim Hildesheim is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located in the district of Hildesheim, about 30 km southeast of Hanover on the banks of the Innerste river, which is a small tributary of the Leine river... |
| 2015 | 10 |  Hesse |
Paulskirche in Frankfurt am Main |
| 2016 | 11 |  Kingdom of Saxony |
Zwinger Palace Zwinger The Zwinger is a palace in Dresden, eastern Germany, built in Baroque style. It served as the orangery, exhibition gallery and festival arena of the Dresden Court.... in Dresden Dresden Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area.... |
| 2017 | 12 |  Rhineland-Palatinate |
Porta Nigra Porta Nigra The Porta Nigra is a large Roman city gate in Trier, Germany. It is today the largest Roman city gate north of the Alps and has been designated a World Heritage Site.... in Trier Trier Trier, historically called in English Treves is a city in Germany on the banks of the Moselle. It is the oldest city in Germany, founded in or before 16 BC.... |
| 2018 | 13 |  Berlin |
Charlottenburg Charlottenburg Charlottenburg is a locality of Berlin within the borough of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, named after Queen consort Sophia Charlotte... Palace Charlottenburg Palace Charlottenburg Palace is the largest palace in Berlin, Germany, and the only royal residency in the city dating back to the time of the Hohenzollern family. It is located in the Charlottenburg district of the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf burough.The palace was built at the end of the 17th century... |
| 2019 | 14 |  Saxony-Anhalt |
Cathedral Cathedral of Magdeburg The Protestant Cathedral of Magdeburg , officially called the Cathedral of Saints Catherine and Maurice , is the oldest Gothic cathedral in Germany. It is the proto-cathedral of the former Prince-Archbishopric of Magdeburg. Today it's the principal church of the Evangelical Church in Central Germany... of Magdeburg Magdeburg Magdeburg , is the largest city and the capital city of the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Magdeburg is situated on the Elbe River and was one of the most important medieval cities of Europe.... |
| 2020 | 15 |  Thuringia |
Wartburg Castle Wartburg Castle The Wartburg is a castle situated on a 1230-foot precipice to the southwest of, and overlooking the town of Eisenach, in the state of Thuringia, Germany... in Eisenach Eisenach Eisenach is a city in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated between the northern foothills of the Thuringian Forest and the Hainich National Park. Its population in 2006 was 43,626.-History:... |
| 2021 | 16 |  Brandenburg |
Sanssouci Palace Sanssouci Sanssouci is the name of the former summer palace of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, in Potsdam, near Berlin. It is often counted among the German rivals of Versailles. While Sanssouci is in the more intimate Rococo style and is far smaller than its French Baroque counterpart, it too is... in Potsdam Potsdam Potsdam is the capital city of the German federal state of Brandenburg and part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. It is situated on the River Havel, southwest of Berlin city centre.... |
The other eleven coins will be issued in the following years; note that some designs are not yet finalised and still subject to change. Originally, the designs for the following states were different:
- HamburgHamburg-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
: LandungsbrückenLandungsbrückenThe St. Pauli Landungsbrücken , part of the Hamburg Harbour, are in the quarter St. Pauli of Hamburg, Germany, between the lower harbor and the Fischmarkt directly on the Elbe River. The Landungsbrücken today are a major tourist attraction and a central transportation hub, with S-Bahn, U-Bahn and... - BremenBremen (state)The Free Hanseatic City of Bremen is the smallest of Germany's 16 states. A more informal name, but used in some official contexts, is Land Bremen .-Geography:...
: City Hall only - BavariaBavariaBavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
: MunichMunichMunich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
FrauenkircheMunich FrauenkircheThe Frauenkirche is a church in the Bavarian city of Munich that serves as the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising and seat of its Archbishop. It is a landmark and is considered a symbol of the Bavarian capital city.The church towers are widely visible because of local height... - Lower SaxonyLower SaxonyLower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
: HanoverHanoverHanover or Hannover, on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, under their title as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg...
New City HallNew City Hall (Hanover)The New City Hall or New Town Hall in Hanover, Germany, is a city hall and was opened on July 20, 1913, after having been under construction for 12 years. It is a magnificent, castle-like building of the era of William II in eclectic style at the southern edge of the inner city...
, then St. Michael's ChurchSt. Michael's Church, HildesheimThe Church of St. Michael in Hildesheim, Germany, is an early-Romanesque church. It has been on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list since 1985.-History:...
in HildesheimHildesheimHildesheim is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located in the district of Hildesheim, about 30 km southeast of Hanover on the banks of the Innerste river, which is a small tributary of the Leine river... - HesseHesseHesse or Hessia is both a cultural region of Germany and the name of an individual German state.* The cultural region of Hesse includes both the State of Hesse and the area known as Rhenish Hesse in the neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate state...
: RömerRomerA Reference Card or "Romer" is a device for increasing the accuracy when reading a grid reference from a map. Made from transparent plastic, paper or other materials, they are also found on most baseplate compasses. Essentially, it is a specially marked-out ruler which matches the scale of the map...
in Frankfurt am Main - Berlin: ReichstagReichstag (building)The Reichstag building is a historical edifice in Berlin, Germany, constructed to house the Reichstag, parliament of the German Empire. It was opened in 1894 and housed the Reichstag until 1933, when it was severely damaged in a fire. During the Nazi era, the few meetings of members of the...
The series is similar to the United States' 50 State Quarters
50 State Quarters
The 50 State Quarters program is the release of a series of circulating commemorative coins by the United States Mint. Between 1999 and 2008, it featured each of the 50 U.S. states on unique designs for the reverse of the quarter....
series, which saw fifty coins issued for its fifty constituent states, five per year between 1999 and 2008. A separate program saw six coins issued in 2009 for the District of Columbia and five territories of the United States.