Commemorative coins of the Federal Republic of Germany

Commemorative coins of the Federal Republic of Germany , which refer to memorable events, have been issued since 1953. The coins , the edition of which is officially limited, are valid means of payment, but are generally not in normal circulation , but are collector's items. The federal government, as the holder of the right to mint, commissions the mints of the federal states with the production. The coins are designed by an artist and each have an illustration on the face side in connection with the purpose of the issue. The value side shows an eagle in a form adapted to the motif. The Federal Ministry of Finance has the supervision .

Until the end of 2001, commemorative coins were minted in the currency " Deutsche Mark ". There were motifs with face values ​​of 5 DM and 10 DM. In the history of the Deutsche Mark, a gold coin (not a " Goldmark ") was issued in 2001.

Since the currency changeover on January 1, 2002, German federal coins valid for exchange have been given the currency designation “ Euro ”. All previous issues will be exchanged for an unlimited period by the Deutsche Bundesbank for euros. After this date, commemorative coins of 2, 10, 100 and 200 euros were issued. On June 23, 2010, the first 20 euro commemorative gold coin appeared. In 2015, a 25 euro commemorative silver coin was issued for the first time. Since 2016, silver commemorative coins with a nominal value of 20 euros and commemorative coins made of copper-nickel with a ring made of polymer with a nominal value of 5 euros have been in circulation. In 2017, on the occasion of the anniversary of the Reformation , a 50 euro gold coin was issued for the first time. In 2019, the issue of 10 euro coins with a transparent polymer ring started.

Euro commemorative coins are not valid in the entire currency area, but only in the country of issue. The 2 euro commemorative coins are an exception ; they are means of payment in all countries of the euro zone . The commemorative coins of higher denominations are mainly collected and are therefore rarely in circulation. The European Commission even recommends preventing the use of euro collector coins as a means of payment.

Commemorative silver coins are produced in the Federal Republic of Germany in two quality levels. The normal degree of embossing is " uncirculated ". For coin collectors there is a version in " mirror finish" available only from the sales point for collector coins ; this also applies to the 2 euro coins issued since 2006. All gold coins issued up to the year 2007 were minted with a brilliant finish.

The manufacturing mint issued both qualities of the DM commemorative coins until 1997 , after which the mirror finish was minted by all issuing offices. The euro commemorative coins will again be completely produced by the respective mint . With the exception of the 2 euro issue, all commemorative coins have so far been made of Magnimat , various alloys of silver or gold of the highest purity. The silver coins are generally made by a single mint at a time. The only exceptions so far have been the issues of four major sporting events: the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, the 2006 Soccer World Cup in Germany, the 2009 World Athletics Championships in Berlin and the 2011 Alpine Skiing World Cup , which were produced by all mints. The gold coins of the Federal Republic of Germany are also available from every mint.

First federal German 100 euro gold coin with collector's case and certificate of authenticity.Issue
date: May 9, 2002

history

Before 1871 there were different currency units and coin systems in the many German states , which resulted in different commemorative coins. After 1871 (the establishment of the German Empire) the mark was introduced as a uniform means of payment for the German Empire . Since then, all means of payment and thus also the commemorative coins have been denominated in Marks. The preferred metals for minting such coins were and still are silver and gold. However, today's silver alloy differs from the earlier ones. Common denominations were 2 marks, 3 marks, 5 marks, 10 marks and 20 marks. During the Weimar Republic between 1919 and 1933 and the Hitler dictatorship ( period of National Socialism ), 1933–1945, there were uniform imperial German commemorative coins made of silver. These were 3 and 5 marks from 1925 to 1932 and 2 and 5 marks from 1934 to 1939.

Face side and value side

The face changes according to the reason for the issue, the value side always shows an eagle, the value determined by the Federal Government, the year of issue and the mint in the form of a letter for each mint (A: Staatliche Münze Berlin; D: Bayerisches Hauptmünzamt in Munich; F : State Mint Stuttgart; G: State Mint Karlsruhe; J: Hamburg Mint). All commemorative coins since 2002 have twelve stars on the value side. The design of the value side is often adapted to the motif on the picture side or is directly related to it; As an example, the commemorative edition designed by Jordi Regel for the 50th anniversary of German television shows the eagle almost rectangular and flat without the development of feathers and thus follows the shape of a television .

Commemorative coins from 1953 to 2001 (currency denomination Deutsche Mark)

See also : List of commemorative coins of the Federal Republic of Germany (DM)

Commemorative coins of the Federal Republic of Germany were originally produced by the four mints that existed at the time: the Bavarian Main Mint with the code letter “D”, the Stuttgart State Mint (“F”), the Karlsruhe State Mint (“G”) and the Hamburg Mint (“J "). The nationally owned company Münze Berlin, which emerged from the former Berlin Mint ("A") during the GDR, has been minting under the new name Staatliche Münze Berlin since 1990 . In 2007 there were five mints working for the Federal Ministry of Finance in Germany.

The first commemorative coin of the Federal Republic of Germany was issued on September 11, 1953. In the following, the coins are mentioned that achieved a significant increase in value or have another special feature compared to the total of 87 issues in the currency denomination Deutsche Mark.

The first five commemorative coins

Value side
First commemorative coin of the Federal Republic of Germany

Face of the
first commemorative coin of the Federal Republic of Germany

More than five years after the currency reform in the Federal Republic of Germany, the first commemorative coin worth 5 German marks was issued in 1952  . Of the 200,000 minted copies, 1,240 coins were made in mirror finish , the rest were made in uncirculated finish. The mint was the Bavarian Main Mint in Munich; Like all subsequent 5 DM coins, the coin was minted from 625 silver until 1979. It was dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Germanic National Museum in Nuremberg and shows an Ostrogothic fibula with a stylized image of an eagle on the picture side .

The following four issued coins each commemorate a single person and show their head as a portrait . The face value was always 5 DM:

• The reason for the minting of the second coin was the 150th anniversary of Friedrich Schiller's death in 1955. The manufacturer was the coin in Stuttgart, which had existed since 1872. The edition was 198,783 uncirculated coins and 1,217 specimens in mirror finish.
• In the same year, another coin was minted for the 300th birthday of the Margrave of Baden, Ludwig Wilhelm , the so-called "Türkenlouis". This silver coin had a circulation of 2000 pieces in mirror finish and 198,000 copies in die finish. The minting of the coin took over the mint in Karlsruhe.
• Two years later, the commemorative coin to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of the death of Baron Joseph von Eichendorff followed in 1957 . It had the same edition numbers as the previous one and was produced by the Hamburg Mint .

All four of the mints that existed in the Federal Republic of Germany at that time had thus produced a commemorative issue.

• The next commemorative coin and at the same time the last issue of a four-digit edition in mirror finish was only minted seven years later in 1964. However, this was not issued until March 14, 1966, another two years later. The commemorative coin for the “150. The anniversary of Johann Gottlieb Fichte's death ”had a circulation of 495,000 uncirculated and 5000 mirror-gloss copies. It was made by the Hamburg Mint.

In addition to the 87 commemorative issues of the Federal Republic of Germany in DM currency, there were 33 comparable issues as commemorative coins of the GDR. The majority of the GDR commemorative coins, however, had a lower mintage than the FRG commemorative coins of the same year. See also the list of GDR commemorative coins .

Replicas

Due to their rarity, the first five commemorative coins are sought-after collector's items . In contrast to the later millions of copies, there was a relatively low minting volume here, but there are re-mintings. The Deutsche Mark is no longer a means of payment, so re-minting is no longer a production of counterfeit money . Otherwise, this would be punished as a criminal offense under Section 146 StGB with a prison sentence . An unchanged but Nachprägung is a misdemeanor according to § 11 para. 1 no. 1 Coinage represents. Then the Imitation is of course except set or invalid coins that have become the Federal Republic of Germany allowed only if a notice is attached on the coin. Some re-mintings have a clearly recognizable year of the re-minting in addition to the original year of issue. If such an explicit note is missing, there is an administrative offense ( Section 12 (3) MünzG). Apart from the metal value or as a mere “placeholder” (specimen) for a non-existent original, re-mintings usually have no meaning for coin collectors.

Issues from 1967 to 2001

Between 1967 and 2001, 82 commemorative coins were minted. The diameter of all 5 DM coins was 29 mm and there were 38 issues. Of these, 23 were nominal values ​​of five DM made of 625 silver, each weighing 11.2 grams; the remaining 15 motifs made from Magnimat weighed 10 grams per coin. Of 43 minted commemorative coins worth DM 10, 29 motifs were made of 625 silver, the others were made of sterling silver with a silver content of 92.5%. With a diameter of 32.5 mm, the mass of each coin was 15.5 grams.

Radiation spiral, inscription: Germany

Radiation spiral, inscription: Munich

Initiated by Klaus Ullmann , a series of five coins to help finance the 1972 Summer Olympics was started at the Bavarian Main Mint . It ended with the last issue on August 22, 1972. These coins had a face value of ten German marks for the first time. The total circulation was 100 million pieces; even today these are the commemorative coins with the highest mintage. In contrast to their predecessors, all editions were made by all four mints. The first of these Olympic coins with the motif of the ray spiral was inscribed in 1970 Games of the XX Olympiad 1972 in Germany . However, since it is not a country but a city that hosts the games, the description of the following editions in Munich has been changed. The first coin was minted a second time in 1972 with the new legend Games of the XX Olympiad 1972 in Munich .

The price of the material used until then exceeded the coin value from 1979 onwards due to the silver speculation at the time. A planned edition for Otto Hahn's 100th birthday, already embossed in silver, was therefore melted down again. This commemorative coin was new and, like later editions, minted in Magnimat, a shiny silver alloy, which is, however, far less valuable and contains no silver. A few copies of the silver rooster coin were issued; the exact number is not known. The silver version is recognizable by the placement of the embossing mark below the letters “AR” in the word “DEUTSCHE MARK”; in the Magnimat version it is a little further to the left under “MA”. There were a total of 15 different coins from Magnimat, the last one appeared in 1986 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the death of Frederick the Great . This was also the last issue with a face value of five DM.

From 1987 coins with a nominal value of ten DM were issued, until 1997, as before, they consisted of 625 silver, then of 925 silver. The first of these coins commemorated the 750th anniversary of Berlin. There were two different issue days, all other commemorative coins were always issued on the same day. In Berlin it was April 30, 1987, and September 9, 1987 in the Federal Republic of Germany.

In 1992 the 125th birthday of Käthe Kollwitz and in 1998 the 900th birthday of Hildegard von Bingen were honored. These are the only two DM commemorative coins dedicated to women.

The issue of the commemorative coin for the 500th birthday of the reformer Philipp Melanchthon on February 13, 1997 was originally intended to be completely minted by the Hamburg Mint. In fact, the mirror-finish version was produced by all five federal German mints. This procedure was also retained for the subsequent silver DM coins: A mint received the major order for the version in uncirculated gloss, the collector's edition in mirror gloss went to all manufacturers in equal parts.

The last silver special issue in the DM currency was issued on September 5, 2001. The occasion was 50 years of the Federal Constitutional Court .

Gold coin 2001

1 DM gold coin with protective capsule

Before the currency changeover to the euro, a DM coin made of almost pure gold was minted once in 2001 to commemorate the German mark: the so-called 1 DM gold mark . This gold coin was issued by the Deutsche Bundesbank. Since it is not this but the federal government that has the right to mint , a corresponding law on the issue of a 1 DM gold coin and the establishment of the Money and Currency Foundation had to be passed by the German Bundestag ( Federal Law Gazette 2000 I p. 2045 ).

The mass of the coin is 12.0 grams of fine gold (999.9 / 1000), it has a diameter of 23.5 mm and its design is largely similar to the old 1 DM course coin . One difference is the changed inscription Deutsche Bundesbank on the back (usually Federal Republic of Germany ).

A total of one million pieces were minted, each with 200,000 being divided between the five German mints. The gold coin is therefore available with the different mint marks A, D, F, G and J. The entire edition was sold from July 26, 2001 via the Deutsche Bundesbank , the state central banks and the sales point for collector coins at an issue price of 250 DM each .

The foundation received 100 million DM from the proceeds of the sale ; the remaining 84 million were given to the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation to support the renovation of the Museum Island in Berlin.

In recent years, gold-plated 1 DM coins have often been offered in stores, but they can be distinguished from the commemorative issue by the inscription and the clearly different dimensions. There is also a re-stamping with a weight of 0.5 grams, which can also be distinguished from the original by the stamping of a year above the eagle.

Commemorative coins from 2002 (currency denomination euro)

2 euro commemorative coins

For coins from other countries in the euro zone, see: 2 euro commemorative coins

Until 2012, every country that issues euro coins had the right to mint a limited number of euro 2 commemorative coins in addition to the regular euro 2 currency coins. From August 16, 2012, every member of the euro zone (i.e. not the small states linked by currency agreements) has the right to mint two 2 euro commemorative coins per year, whereby any joint expenses are not taken into account. These coins are made of the same materials as the usual circulation coins. The face of these commemorative coins differs from that of the course coin in order to enable the commemoration of certain events. Since these issues are intended for regular coin circulation, it is also a currency coin. The first of these coins was in Greece at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens issued.

The last minting order from the Deutsche Bundesbank for the original issue of the German 2-euro coin was given to the mint in Berlin before the euro was introduced in December 2001. No more coins of this face value were produced in the following four years. From July 15, 2005, only the current commemorative coins were issued. However, from 2008 onwards, normal coinage had to take place almost every year in addition to the federal state series; in 2010 and 2011 the number of coinage with the usual motif even exceeded that of the federal state series significantly. An exception to this were the specimens intended for coin sets with the original motif of the federal eagle, which continue to be minted annually for coin collectors (except in 2007, 2009 and 2012). However, normal coins are not included in the current coin sets from 2007, 2009 and 2012, as these were replaced by the respective community special editions ( 50 years of the Treaty of Rome , 10 years of European Economic and Monetary Union and 10th anniversary of the introduction of the euro).

Federal states series

In 2006, Germany began to issue 2 euro commemorative coins , each dedicated to the federal state holding the Federal Council Presidency at the beginning of the year of issue . A representative building or landmark of the respective federal state is depicted on the coins of the federal state series, which is intended to bring the federal structure of the Federal Republic of Germany closer to the citizens of Europe . The sequence of the presidencies of the Federal Council was changed from the 2017/18 financial year onwards due to the changed population figures. Schleswig-Holstein, to which the first commemorative coin was dedicated in 2006, took over the chairmanship on November 1, 2018 for 12 months - therefore the series could not be continued according to the original plan, but had to be adjusted. In 2019, the series instead honored the 70th anniversary of the constitutional body, the Bundesrat . A commemorative coin will have been minted for each of the 16 federal states by 2022.

The issue of the first coins of the new series with the motif of the Holsten Gate in Lübeck (Schleswig-Holstein) officially began on February 3, 2006 . Some of these coins came into circulation earlier - as did the first coins from the minting year 2008 with the Hamburg Michel motif in mid-September 2007, which were found in circulation more than four months before the official issue on February 1, 2008. The planned circulation of all 2 euro commemorative coins issued so far is 30 million each. Mirror-finish coins for collector's purposes in the current coin sets and in the newly created 2 euro commemorative coin set have a maximum mintage of 145,000 pieces per mint. The motifs of the commemorative coins from Saarland (2009) and Bremen (2010) were also used in the 1965 stamp series “ Capitals of the Federal Republic of Germany ”.

The federal states series is comparable to the American State Quarters , which have been issued every 73 days since 1999 and honor the 50 states and the overseas territories of the USA.

Coins of the federal states series

Image side	Issue date	motive	state	draft	Mints	Edition
						Circulation coins	st a)	sp b)
	February 3, 2006	Holsten Gate in Lübeck	Schleswig-Holstein	Heinz Hoyer	A D F G J	6,000,000 6,300,000 7,260,000 4,260,000 6,300,000	143,000 143,000 143,000 143,000 143,000	c) 133,150 133,120 133,120 133,120 133,120
	February 2, 2007	Schwerin Castle	Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania	Heinz Hoyer	A D F G J	985,000 11,835,000 11,850,000 4,200,000 1,070,000	136,000 136,000 136,000 136,000 136,000	125.150 125.120 125.120 125.120 125.120
	February 1, 2008	Hamburger Michel	Hamburg	Erich Ott	A D F G J	950,000 8,900,000 d) 9,000,000 4,200,000 6,300,000	120,000 120,000 120,000 120,000 120,000	113.150 110.120 110.120 110.120 120.120
	February 6, 2009	Ludwig Church in Saarbrücken	Saarland	Friedrich Brenner	A D F G J	6,000,000 6,300,000 7,200,000 4,200,000 6,300,000	95,000 95,000 95,000 95,000 95,000	97,150 92,120 92,120 92,120 92,120
	January 29, 2010	Bremen town hall with Roland	Bremen	Bodo Broschat	A D F G J	6,000,000 6,300,000 7,200,000 4,200,000 6,300,000	95,000 90,000 90,000 90,000 90,000	95,950 90,920 90,920 90,920 90,920
	January 28, 2011	Cologne cathedral	North Rhine-Westphalia	Heinz Hoyer	A D F G J	6,000,000 6,300,000 7,200,000 4,200,000 6,300,000	95,000 91,000 91,000 91,000 91,000	98,000 92,000 92,000 92,000 92,000
	3rd February 2012	Neuschwanstein Castle	Bavaria	Erich Ott	A D F G J	6,000,000 6,300,000 7,200,000 4,200,000 6,300,000	92,000 87,000 87,000 87,000 87,000	95,000 95,000 95,000 95,000 95,000
	1st February 2013	Maulbronn monastery with fountain	Baden-Württemberg	Eugene Ruhl	A D F G J	6,000,000 6,300,000 7,200,000 4,200,000 6,300,000	87,000 82,000 82,000 82,000 82,000	90,000 85,000 85,000 85,000 85,000
	February 7, 2014	St. Michael in Hildesheim	Lower Saxony	Erich Ott	A D F G J	6,000,000 6,300,000 7,200,000 4,200,000 6,300,000	85,000 80,000 80,000 80,000 80,000	84,000 77,000 77,000 77,000 77,000
	January 30, 2015	Paulskirche in Frankfurt	Hesse	Heinz Hoyer	A D F G J	6,000,000 6,300,000 7,200,000 4,200,000 6,300,000	76,000 76,000 76,000 76,000 76,000	77,000 77,000 77,000 77,000 77,000
	5th February 2016	Crown gate of the Dresden Zwinger	Saxony	Jordi Truxa	A D F G J	6,000,000 6,300,000 7,200,000 4,200,000 6,300,000	69,800 65,825 65,825 65,825 65,825	73,000 67,000 67,000 67,000 67,000
	3rd February 2017	Porta Nigra in Trier	Rhineland-Palatinate	František Chochola	A D F G J	6,000,000 6,300,000 7,200,000 4,200,000 6,300,000	61,000 54,000 54,000 54,000 54,000	68,000 61,000 61,000 61,000 61,000
	January 30, 2018	Schloss Charlottenburg	Berlin	Bodo Broschat	A D F G J	6,000,000 6,300,000 7,200,000 4,200,000 6,300,000	63,000 63,000 63,000 63,000 63,000	64,000 64,000 64,000 64,000 64,000
	29 January 2019	Prussian mansion as the seat of the Federal Council		Michael Otto	A D F G J	6,000,000 6,300,000 7,200,000 4,200,000 6,300,000
	January 28, 2020	Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam	Brandenburg	Jordi Truxa	A D F G J	6,000,000 6,300,000 7,200,000 4,200,000 6,300,000
The following coins are planned:
	January 26, 2021	Magdeburg Cathedral	Saxony-Anhalt	Michael Otto	A D F G J
	2022	Wartburg near Eisenach	Thuringia	Olaf Stoy	A D F G J
a) Issued only in current coin sets and 2 euro commemorative coin sets b) Issued only in current coin sets, 2 euro commemorative coin sets and coincards c) Few copies known with the new value side. d) 600,000 of them with the old value side.

Other national editions

In addition to the federal state series, a 2 euro commemorative coin was issued in 2015 on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the restoration of German unity and in 2018 a commemorative coin for Helmut Schmidt's 100th birthday . A 2 euro commemorative coin is planned for 2020 to mark the 50th anniversary of Chancellor Willy Brandt's kneeling down in Warsaw .

Image side	Issue date	occasion	draft	Mints	Commissioned coinage
					Circulation coins	st a)	sp b)
	January 30, 2015	25 years of German unity	Bernd Wendhut	A D F G J	6,000,000 6,300,000 7,200,000 4,200,000 6,300,000	39,800 33,825 33,825 33,825 33,825	74,000 67,000 67,000 67,000 67,000
	January 30, 2018	100th birthday of Helmut Schmidt	Bodo Broschat	A D F G J	6,000,000 6,300,000 7,200,000 4,200,000 6,300,000	60,000 60,000 60,000 60,000 60,000	64,000 64,000 64,000 64,000 64,000
The following coin is planned:
	October 8, 2020	50 years of Warsaw kneeling down	Bodo Broschat	A D F G J

Community expenses

The first joint issue of a 2 euro commemorative coin by all euro countries took place in 2007 on the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome. The coins of the different countries have the same motif and only differ in the name of the country and the inscriptions in the respective language. In 2009 another coin appeared to mark the tenth anniversary of the European Economic and Monetary Union. The third joint issue was dedicated in 2012 to the tenth anniversary of the introduction of the euro as cash.

Germany and France honored the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Élysée Treaty with a joint 2 euro commemorative coin, which only differs in the country code and the mint mark. Another joint edition is planned for 2022 to mark the 35th anniversary of the European Erasmus program .

Image side	Issue date	occasion	Joint issue with	draft	Mints	Commissioned coinage
						Circulation coins	st e)	sp f)
	March 25, 2007	50 years of the Treaty of Rome	Eurozone	Helmut Andexlinger	A D F G J	1,000,000 14,500,000 8,000,000 5,000,000 1,500,000	83,000 83,000 83,000 83,000 83,000	90.150 90.120 90.120 90.120 90.120
	January 1, 2009	10 years of economic and monetary union	Eurozone	Georgios Stamatopoulos	A D F G J	6,000,000 6,300,000 7,200,000 4,200,000 6,300,000	39,800 33,825 33,825 33,825 33,825	67,150 62,120 62,120 62,120 62,120
	January 2, 2012	10 years of euro cash	Eurozone g)	Helmut Andexlinger	A D F G J	6,000,000 6,300,000 7,200,000 4,200,000 6,300,000	45,000 45,000 45,000 45,000 45,000	100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000
	January 22, 2013	50 years of the Élysée contract	France	Yves Sampo Stefanie Lindner Alina Hoyer Sneschana Russewa-Hoyer	A D F G J	2,200,000 2,310,000 2,640,000 1,540,000 2,310,000	40,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 35,000	85,000 80,000 80,000 80,000 80,000
	5th November 2015	30th anniversary of the EU flag	Eurozone	Georgios Stamatopoulos	A D F G J	6,000,000 6,300,000 7,200,000 4,200,000 6,300,000	- - - - -	25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000
	October 10, 2019	30 years of the fall of the Berlin Wall	France	Joaquin Jimenez	A D F G J	6,530,000 4,200,000 7,840,000 4,570,000 6,860,000
The following coin is planned:
	2022	35 years of the European Erasmus program	Eurozone		A D F G J
e) Issued only in coin sets f) Issued only in current coin sets and 2 euro commemorative coin sets G) Also issued as a commemorative coin by San Marino

Collector coins

The regulations can be found in the EU Official Journal.

Coins with a translucent plastic ring

5 euro commemorative coins

In 2016, a commemorative coin with a face value of five euros was issued for the first time in Germany. The coin bears the title “ Planet Earth ” and consists of three components: an outer ring, the inner core and an intermediate blue polymer ring that is partially translucent and was developed at the Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials at RWTH Aachen University .

The outer ring as well as the inner core consist of different copper-nickel alloys. The mass is 9.0 grams. The design comes from Stefan Klein . This novelty is produced in all five German mints, each with a slightly different shade of blue. The total mintage is 2,250,000 coins, 250,000 of them in mirror finish. The issue date was April 14, 2016.

In November 2016, due to the great demand for the new type of coin, the federal government decided to issue a five-part series of 5 euro commemorative coins from 2017 to 2021 with the theme “Earth's climate zones”. The start of this series was the “Tropical Zone” coin, issued on April 27, 2017. The coins in this series have the same diameter and the same mass as the 5 euro commemorative “Planet Earth” coin; they only differ in their motif and the color of the polymer ring, which is supposed to create an association with the respective climatic zone. Each of the five mints uses its own color.

Face value: 5 euros Material: copper - nickel materials, polymer ring - diameter: 27.25 mm - weight: 9.0 g - edge: smooth with inscription
Image side	Value side	Issue date	Occasion / marginal writing	draft	Polymer ring color	Mints	Edition (per mint)
							st a)	pp b)
		April 14, 2016	Planet Earth BLUE PLANET EARTH	Stefan Klein and Olaf Neumann (picture side) Alina Hoyer (value side)	blue	A, D, F, G, J	400,000	50,000
		April 27, 2017	Tropical zone CLIMATE ZONES OF THE EARTH	Stefanie Radtke	red	A, D, F, G, J	400,000	60,000
		April 19, 2018	Subtropical zone CLIMATE ZONES OF THE EARTH	Patrick Niesel (picture side) Stefanie Radtke (value side)	orange	A, D, F, G, J	600,000	80,000
		19th September 2019	Temperate zone CLIMATE ZONES OF THE EARTH	Peter Lasch (picture side) Stefanie Radtke (value side)	green	A, D, F, G, J	600,000	80,000
The following coins are planned:
		September 10, 2020	Subpolar Zone CLIMATE ZONES OF THE EARTH	Natalie Tekampe (picture side) Stefanie Radtke (value side)	turquoise	A, D, F, G, J
		September 9, 2021	Polar zone CLIMATE ZONES OF THE EARTH	Natalie Tekampe (picture side) Stefanie Radtke (value side)	violet	A, D, F, G, J

10 euro commemorative coins

Three-part series “Air Moves” 2019–2021

The second coin in the series, planned for 2020, bears the title "An Land" and is to be issued in March 2020. Its ring consists of an inner copper-nickel core, an outer ring made of red bronze and, in turn, a translucent plastic ring inserted between the two metal components. The picture side shows a beach sailor, the value side has the same motif from the 2019 edition.

Face value: 10 euros Material: copper - nickel materials, polymer ring - diameter: 28.75 mm - weight: 9.8 g - edge: smooth with inscription
Image side	Value side	Issue date	Occasion / marginal writing	draft	Polymer ring color	Mints	Edition (per mint)
							st	pp
		4th April 2019	Air moves "in the air" AIR MOVES	Natalie Tekampe (picture side) Andre Witting (value side)	transparent	A, D, F, G, J	300,000	50,000
Nominal value: 10 euros Material: copper-nickel core, outer ring made of red bronze, polymer ring - diameter: 28.75 mm - weight: 9.8 g - edge: smooth without structure
The following coins are planned:
		March 26, 2020 (Output on rolls postponed indefinitely)	Air moves "on land"	Andre Witting (picture and value side)	transparent	A, D, F, G, J	300,000	50,000
Nominal value: 10 euros Material: copper-nickel core, niobium- coated copper-nickel ring, polymer ring - diameter: 28.75 mm - weight: 9.8 g - edge: smooth without structure
		March 25, 2021	Air moves "on the water"	Daniel Engelberg (picture side) Andre Witting (value side)	transparent	A, D, F, G, J

Silver coins / coins in a copper-nickel alloy

10 euro commemorative coins

On January 1st, 2002 the currency in Germany was changed from DM to Euro. Since then, up to 2007 five commemorative coins with a face value of ten euros have been issued; The 2006 vintage was an exception with four motifs. This series began with a coin on the occasion of the currency changeover. From 2003 to 2006, an additional 10 euro coin was minted annually on the occasion of the 2006 soccer World Cup in Germany.

Value side
First West German commemorative coin in euros

Face of the
first West German commemorative coin in euros

All 10 euro coins minted up to 2010 are made of sterling silver. The coin weight of 18 g and the 925 alloy results in a fine weight of 16.65 g. The pure silver value of these coins is currently 10.95 euros ( silver price as of August 3, 2020). Due to the risk that the metal value could exceed the face value, the issue date of the last two 10 euro commemorative coins with this high silver content was brought forward to October 26, 2010. The fine weight of 16.65 grams of silver corresponds to that of a club thaler from 1857.

In 2011, the first 10 euro commemorative coin was issued in honor of Franz Liszt with a silver content reduced to 62.5% and a coin weight reduced to 16 g, with a fine weight of only 10 g silver. The other issues were issued in the normal version in a copper-nickel alloy, in the mirror finish version still in an alloy with a silver content of 62.5%.

These coins were available in the usual brilliant uncirculated finish (st) from many savings banks and some banks in Germany; Postbank was an exception. For collectors, a partial edition of each motif was produced in the quality Spiegelglanz (sp). This variant was initially only available from the Federal Securities Administration, in 2006 Deutsche Post took over the duties of the sales point for collector coins for the Federal Republic of Germany and sends all coins via its dispatch center in Weiden in the Upper Palatinate . Some coin catalogs rate the issues in mirror finish differently than the official announcements of the federal government as Proof (Proof). In addition to the individual coins, the sales point for collector coins puts together a collection as a commemorative set of all silver coins of this year in a mirror finish.

Nominal value: 10 euros (50 pieces; issued from 2002 to 2010) Material: 92.5% fine silver, 7.5% copper - diameter: 32.5 mm - weight: 18 g
Illustration		Issue date	Occasion margin writing		draft	Mint	Embossed edition
Image side	Value side						st	sp
		January 23, 2002	Transition to Monetary Union - Introduction of the Euro IN THE SIGN OF THE UNIFICATION OF EUROPE		Erich Ott	F.	2,000,000	400,000
		February 14, 2002	100 years of the underground in Germany HISTORIC AND FUTURE-LOOKING		Bodo Broschat	D.	2,000,000	400,000
		May 2, 2002	Art exhibition documenta Kassel The word "art" in different languages		František Chochola	J	2,000,000	300,000
		August 8, 2002	Museum Island Berlin FREE SPACES FOR ART AND SCIENCE		František Chochola	A.	2,000,000	280,000
		November 7, 2002	50 years of German television INFORMATION EDUCATION ENTERTAINMENT		Jordi Truxa	G	2,000,000	290,000
		April 10, 2003	100 years of the Deutsches Museum Munich COLLECTING EXHIBITING RESEARCHING EDUCATION		Victor Huster	D.	2,050,000	350,000
		May 8, 2003	200th birthday of the chemist Justus von Liebig RESEARCH · TEACHING · APPLY		Bodo Broschat	J	2,050,000	350,000
		June 5, 2003	FIFA Football World Cup Germany 2006 - 1st edition 2003 THE WORLD'S GUEST WITH FRIENDS A · D · F · G · J		Lucia Maria Hardegen and Erich Ott	A, D, F, G, J	3,550,000	400,000
		June 12, 2003	50 years of popular uprising June 17, 1953 REMEMBERING OF THE POPULAR UPRISING IN THE GDR		Hans J. Dobler	A.	2,050,000	350,000
		July 10, 2003	Industrial landscape in the Ruhr area RUHRPOTT CULTURAL LANDSCAPE		Hans J. Dobler	F.	2,050,000	350,000
		November 13, 2003	200th birthday of the master builder Gottfried Semper ARCHITECT · RESEARCH · COSMOPOLIT · DEMOCRAT		Michael Otto	G	2,050,000	350,000
		February 5, 2004	FIFA Football World Cup Germany 2006 - 2nd edition 2004 THE WORLD'S GUEST WITH FRIENDS A · D · F · G · J		Lucia Maria Hardegen and Erich Ott	A, D, F, G, J	4,000,000	400,000
		April 7, 2004	Bauhaus Dessau ART TECHNOLOGY TEACHING		Heinz Hoyer	A.	1,800,000	300,000
		May 6, 2004	Enlargement of the European Union JOY OF SCHÖNER GÖTTERFUNKEN		Aase Thorsen	G	1,800,000	300,000
		June 3, 2004	Wadden Sea National Parks SEA FLOOR MEETS HORIZON		Dietrich Dorfstecher	J	1,800,000	300,000
		September 9, 2004	200th birthday of the poet Eduard Mörike WITHOUT THE BEAUTIFUL · WHAT SHOULD THE PROFIT		Erich Ott	F.	1,800,000	300,000
		November 4, 2004	Columbus - Europe's laboratory for the international space station ISS SPACE CONNECTS THE WORLD		František Chochola	D.	1,800,000	300,000
		February 10, 2005	FIFA Soccer World Cup Germany 2006 - 3rd edition 2005 THE WORLD'S GUEST WITH FRIENDS A · D · F · G · J		Lucia Maria Hardegen	A, D, F, G, J	4,000,000	400,000
		April 7, 2005	Bavarian Forest National Park UNLIMITED FOREST WILDERNESS		Bodo Broschat	D.	1,800,000	300,000
		May 12, 2005	200th anniversary of the death of the poet Friedrich von Schiller LIFE IS SERIOUS · ART IS MERRY		Carsten Theumer	G	1,800,000	300,000
		July 7, 2005	Albert Einstein - 100 years of relativity , atoms , quanta DO NOT STOP ASKING		Heinz Hoyer	J	1,800,000	300,000
		September 8, 2005	1,200 years Magdeburg MAGADOBURG 805 - MAGDEBURG 2005		Heinz Hoyer	A.	1,800,000	300,000
		November 3, 2005	100 years of the Nobel Peace Prize - Bertha von Suttner EIPHNH PAX PEACE EIPHNH PAX PEACE		Bodo Broschat	F.	1,800,000	300,000
		January 2, 2006	250th birthday of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart MOZART - THE WORLD HAS A SENSE		Jordi Truxa	D.	1,600,000	300,000
		February 9, 2006	FIFA Soccer World Cup Germany 2006 - 4th Edition 2006 THE WORLD'S GUEST WITH FRIENDS A · D · F · G · J		Lucia Maria Hardegen and Erich Ott	A, D, F, G, J	4,000,000	400,000
		March 2, 2006	225th birthday of Karl Friedrich Schinkel 1781–1841 MAN CREATES BEAUTIFUL IN EVERYTHING		Axel Bertram	F.	1,600,000	300,000
		August 24, 2006	800 years of Dresden 1206 1485 1547 1697 1832 1945 1989 2006		Heinz Hoyer	A.	1,600,000	300,000
		September 7, 2006	650 years Hanseatic Cities CHANGE BY TRADE - FROM HANSE TO EUROPE		Erich Ott	J	1,600,000	300,000
		January 18, 2007	50 years Saarland GERMANY FRANCE EUROPE		Erika Binz-Blanke	G	1,600,000	300,000
		March 1, 2007	50 years of the Treaty of Rome EUROPEAN UNION · UNITED IN DIVERSITY		Carsten Mahn	F.	1,600,000	300,000
		June 14, 2007	175th birthday of Wilhelm Busch WHO ROWS DOESN'T SEE THE REASON		Othmar Kukula	D.	1,600,000	300,000
		August 9, 2007	50 years of the Deutsche Bundesbank GUARANTEING PRICE STABILITY		Susanne Kraisser	J	1,600,000	300,000
		November 8, 2007	800th birthday of Elisabeth von Thuringia WE SHOULD MAKE PEOPLE MERRY		Barbara Ruppel	A.	1,600,000	300,000
		February 7, 2008	200th birthday of Carl Spitzweg ACH, THE PAST IS BEAUTIFUL		Hannes duration	D.	1,500,000	260,000
		April 10, 2008	150th birthday of Max Planck THE APPLICATION MUST BE PRIOR TO RECOGNITION		Michael Otto	F.	1,500,000	260,000
		July 10, 2008	125th birthday of Franz Kafka A CAGE WENT LOOKING FOR A BIRD		František Chochola	G	1,500,000	260,000
		August 7, 2008	50 years of Gorch Fock SEAVING IS NECESSARY		František Chochola	J	1,500,000	260,000
		October 9, 2008	Nebra Sky Disc THE FORGED SKY IN THE HEART OF EUROPE		Bodo Broschat	A.	1,500,000	260,000
		April 9, 2009	IAAF World Championships in Athletics Berlin 2009 SPORT MOVES THE WORLD ADFGJ		Bodo Broschat	A, D, F, G, J	1,690,000	200,000
		May 7, 2009	400 years of Kepler's laws ASTRONOMIA NOVA - TURN TO HEAVENLY MECHANICS		Ulrich Böhme	F.	1,643,000	200,000
		June 4, 2009	100 years of the International Aviation Exhibition FASCINATION FLYING TRADITION INNOVATION		Bodo Broschat	D.	1,650,000	200,000
		July 9, 2009	600 years of Leipzig University BURDING BORDERS OUT OF TRADITION		Dietrich Dorfstecher	A.	1,613,000	200,000
		August 13, 2009	100 years of youth hostels ENCOUNTERING COMMUNITY TOLERANCE		Hans J. Dobler	G	1,610,000	200,000
		November 30, 2009	100th birthday Marion Countess Dönhoff LOVING WITHOUT OWNING		Christian Höpfner	J	1,553,000	200,000
		May 6, 2010	200th birthday of the composer Robert Schumann TONES ARE HIGHER WORDS		Christian Höpfner	J	1,700,000	182,900
		June 10, 2010	100th birthday of Konrad Zuse KONRAD ZUSE - VISIONARY BETWEEN ZERO AND ONE		Heinz Hoyer	G	1,706,000	182,900
		July 8, 2010	300 years of porcelain production in Germany THE MAGIC OF FRAGILITY		Ulrich Böhme	F.	1,520,000	182,900
		September 2, 2010	20 years of German unity UNITY AND LAW AND FREEDOM		Erich Ott	A.	2,100,000	184,200
		October 26, 2010	175 years of railways in Germany ON UNITED TRACKS ★ 1835-2010 ★		Bodo Broschat	D.	2,000,000	186,000
		October 26, 2010	FIS-ALPINE SKI WM 2011 Garmisch-Partenkirchen FESTIVAL IN THE SNOW ٭ ADFGJ ٭		Bodo Broschat	A, D, F, G, J	2,000,000	209.100
Nominal value: 10 euros (1 piece; issued 2011) Material: 62.5% fine silver, 37.5% copper - diameter: 32.5 mm - weight: 16 g
Illustration		Issue date	Occasion margin writing		draft	Mint	Embossed edition
Image side	Value side						st	sp
		February 3, 2011	200th birthday of Franz Liszt GENIUS OBLIGATORY - GENIUS OBLIGATORY		Michael Otto	G	2,187,000	178,000
Nominal value: 10 euros (25 pieces; issued from 2011 to 2015) Normal embossing (st): material: 75% copper, 25% nickel - diameter: 32.5 mm - weight: 14 g mirror finish (sp): material: 62.5% fine silver, 37.5% copper - diameter: 32.5 mm - mass: 16 g
Illustration		Issue date	Occasion margin writing	Issue price mirror finish	draft	Mint	Embossed edition
Image side	Value side						st	sp
		June 9, 2011 (sp) November 3, 2011 (st)	125 years of the automobile WHAT MOVES US	€ 19.23	Jordi Truxa	F.	1,881,000	223,000
		June 9, 2011 (sp) October 7, 2011 (st)	Women's World Cup in Germany - THE FUTURE OF FOOTBALL IS FEMALE -	€ 19.23	Alina Hoyer	A, D, F, G, J	1,989,000	235,000
		July 14, 2011 (sp) December 15, 2011 (st)	500 years of Till Eulenspiegel · THAT'S how I WERE HERE ·	€ 19.68	Friedrich Brenner	D.	1,800,000	223,000
		August 11, 2011 (sp) December 1, 2011 (st)	150 years of discovery of the ancient bird Archeopteryx ARCHAEOPTERYX - A WITNESS OF EVOLUTION	€ 19.87	Barbara Ruppel	A.	1,870,000	223,000
		September 15, 2011 (sp) December 1, 2011 (st)	100 years of the Hamburg Elbe Tunnel - CONNECTING CITY AND PORT -	€ 21.03	Herwig Otto	J	1,900,000	223,000
		February 9, 2012	300th birthday of Friedrich II. PROVING ME USEFUL TO MY CITIZENS	€ 19.61	Erich Ott	A.	1,727,000	230,000
		April 12, 2012	50 years of Welthungerhilfe HELP FOR SELF-HELP	€ 19.01	Elena Gerber	G	1,579,000	220,000
		June 14, 2012	200 years of children's and house fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm AND WHEN THEY HAVE NOT DIED ...	€ 18.62	Christian Höpfner	F.	1,488,000	220,000
		September 13, 2012	100 years of the German National Library - BOOKS ARE THE ENTRANCE TO THE WORLD -	€ 19.75	Victor Huster	D.	1,436,500	210,000
		November 8, 2012	150th birthday of Gerhart Hauptmann EVERY PEOPLE HAVE A DESIRE	€ 19.38	Jordi Truxa	J	1,432,000	200,000
		21st March 2013	Snow White from the series " Grimms Märchen " MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL ...	€ 18.38	Bastian Prillwitz	J	1,292,000	200,000
		April 11, 2013	150 years of the Red Cross OUT OF LOVE FOR PEOPLE	€ 18.00	Bodo Broschat	A.	1,297,000	200,000
		22. May 2013	200th birthday of Richard Wagner CHANGE AND CHANGE LOVES THOSE WHO LIVE	€ 16.70	Erich Ott	D.	1,255,000	210,000
		October 10th, 2013	200th birthday of Georg Büchner I AM SO YOUNG AND THE WORLD IS SO OLD	€ 16.33	Eugene Ruhl	F.	1,283,500	200,000
		November 21st 2013	125 years of rays of electrical power - Heinrich Hertz LIGHT IS AN ELECTRICAL APPEARANCE	€ 15.85	Othmar Kukula	G	1,270,500	200,000
		February 6, 2014	Hansel and Gretel from the series " Grimms Märchen " KNUPER, KNUPER, KNEISCHEN ...	€ 17.45	Marianne Dietz	G	1,220,000	195,000
		May 8, 2014	250th birthday of Johann Gottfried Schadow WE ARTISTS ONLY HAVE LUST FOR OUR WORK	€ 17.29	Bodo Broschat	A.	1,185,000	195,000
		5th June 2014	150th birthday of Richard Strauss SOUND AND WORD ARE BROTHER AND SISTER	€ 17.17	Erich Ott	D.	1,202,000	185,000
		3rd July 2014	600 years of the “ Council of Constance ” PRO UNIONE AC REFORMATIONE ECCLESIAE	€ 17.79	Katrin Pannicke	F.	1,186,000	185,000
		November 6, 2014	300 years " Fahrenheit scale " A MILESTONE IN MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGY	€ 16.70	Victor Huster	J	1,133,000	185,000
		February 12, 2015	Sleeping Beauty from the series “ Grimms Märchen ” A CENTURY DEEP SLEEP	€ 18.50	Marianne Dietz	D.	1,103,000	180,000
		March 26, 2015	200th birthday of Otto von Bismarck POLITICS IS THE TEACHING OF POSSIBLE	€ 18.50	Michael Otto	A.	1,078,000	180,000
		May 7, 2015	150 years of the German Society for the Rescue of Shipwrecked People VOLUNTARILY INDEPENDENT DONATION-FINANCED	€ 18.50	Joachim Dimanski	J	1,068,000	175,000
		2nd July 2015	1000 years of Leipzig CITIZENESS CITIZENSHIP CITIZEN PRIDE	€ 18.50	Anne Karen Hentschel	F.	1,054,000	175,000
		October 1, 2015	500th birthday of Lucas Cranach the Younger THE EXCELLENT PAINTER	€ 18.50	Erich Ott	G	1,032,000	175,000
In April 2015, the federal government decided to stop minting 10 euro commemorative coins and to replace them with 20 euro silver coins from 2016.

Remarks

1. ↑
   

   The marginal writing in different languages
   The marginal writing of the first German euro commemorative coin issue, in which languages ​​other than German and non-Latin characters were also used:
   • German : KUNST
   • English / French : ART
   • Hindi : कला
   • Maori : TOI
   • Yiddish : קונסט
   • Russian : ИСКУССТВО
   • Arabic :فن (incorrectly as ف‌ن written)
   • Igbo : NKA
   • Chinese : 艺 术
2. ↑ ^{a b c d}
   

   Two “soccer coins”: the upper one was minted in Stuttgart, the lower one in Karlsruhe
   The minting of the coins on the theme of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany was not originally announced. The place of manufacture is, however, the same as for the German 2-euro coins encoded in the marginal inscription: the sentence DIE WELT ZU GAST BY FRIENDS contains five times the letter E ; there are five mints in Germany. A middle bar of the E shortened by half marks the manufacturer:
   • DI E WORLD TO MAKE FRIENDS: Berlin (A)
   • THE W E LT TO MAKE FRIENDS: Munich (D)
   • THE WORLD TO HOST B E I FRIENDS Stuttgart (F)
   • THE WORLD'S GUEST AT FR E UNDEN: Karlsruhe (G)
   • THE WORLD TIME TO MAKE FRIEND E N Hamburg (J)

   For 2006 there was only the “G” stamp for Karlsruhe for the mirror finish quality level . This was rated negatively in some collectors' circles. Complete collectors of the football coins had to own ten copies each, one with normal and one with inverted marginal writing per mint; some scrapbooks therefore have gaps that cannot be filled.
   The marking of the mint by a shortened middle bar of one of the letters E in UNITY AND RIGHT AND FREEDOM already existed with the 5 DM circulation coins, although there the mint was on the value side. This is also done with the German 2-euro coins, but the other way around: four E's have a shortened central bar , the E of the mint has three bars of equal length.

3. ↑ ^{a b c} So far, according to a press release from the Federal Ministry of Finance, three of these coins have been awarded by the American specialist publisher Krause Publications :
   • 2005: FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 (Design: Lucia Maria Hardegen)
   • 2005: Albert Einstein - 100 years of relativity, atoms, quanta (design: Heinz Hoyer)
   • 2008: 125th birthday of the writer Franz Kafka (design: František Chochola)
4. ↑ The mint mark is encoded in the margin inscription SPORT BEWEGT DIE WELT ADFGJ as Morse code for the corresponding letter: • - Berlin (A), - • • Munich (D), • • - • Stuttgart (F), - - • Karlsruhe (G ), • - - - Hamburg (J)
5. ↑ The original announcement of the Federal Ministry of Finance of May 10, 2010 named “G” and “F” as mints. This was corrected on June 29, 2010.
6. ↑ The originally planned issue date on November 11, 2010 has been brought forward due to the increased silver price.
7. ↑ The originally planned issue date of November 25, 2010 has been brought forward due to the increased silver price.
8. ↑ The coding of the mintmark within the coinage has not yet been officially announced. The mint mark can, however, be read in the jersey pattern, but an aid is required for this.
9. ↑ To the silver coins are different from those better copper nickel, wear these the hallmark SILVER 625 . As a result, the coins had to be minted again with a mirror finish, which meant that the original issue date, May 5, 2011, could not be met.
10. ↑ The mint is coded in the margin writing. It contains the letter S five times , four of which are without and one with serifs .
    • THE FUTURE DE S FOOTBALL IS FEMALE: Berlin (A)
    • THE FUTURE OF FU S SBALLS IS FEMALE: Munich (D)
    • THE FUTURE OF FUS S BALLS IS FEMALE: Stuttgart (F)
    • THE FUTURE OF FOOTBALL S IS FEMALE: Karlsruhe (G)
    • THE FUTURE OF FOOTBALL I S T FEMALE: Hamburg (J)

20 euro commemorative coins

In April 2015, the federal government decided to stop minting 10 euro commemorative coins made of a copper-nickel alloy and to replace them with 20 euro silver coins from 2016. These editions weigh 18 grams, are made from an alloy of 925 thousand parts silver (16.65 g) and 75 thousand parts copper ( sterling silver ) and have a diameter of 32.5 mm. They have the same dimensions and the same silver content as the 10 euro commemorative coins up to 2010, but are now issued at a face value of 20 euros. The 20 euro commemorative coin - like the 10 euro coin - corresponds again to the silver content of the Vereinstaler in the 19th century.

The silver commemorative coins from 2011 to 2015 were apparently unpopular with collectors and other interested parties because the silver content was lower and they could not be purchased at the specified face value, but only at a premium. On the other hand, the 20-euro coins in the simpler shiny uncirculated coinage are again available without a surcharge. The Ministry of Finance hopes that this will "stimulate the collectors' market". With the material value, which was around eight euros in June 2017, there was sufficient reserve at the time of the change. A development like 2010/2011, when the material value exceeded the nominal value of 10 euros because of the high silver price at the time, was not to be expected so quickly at the nominal value of 20 euros. However, the price of silver rose again significantly in summer 2020, so that the material value of the 20 euro coin rose to 12 to 13 euros in August 2020.

In 2017 the 20 euro series was continued with the motifs “Grimm's Fairy Tales: The Bremen Town Musicians”, “500 Years of Reformation”, “50 Years of German Sporthilfe ”, “200 Years of Invention of the Bicycle” and “300. Birthday of Johann Joachim Winckelmann ”.

The issue planned for 2019 on the subject of “100 Years of the Weimar Constitution” will be the first German commemorative coin to be issued in a three-color version.

Another five editions are planned for 2020: The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats (series "Grimms Märchen"), 250th birthday of Ludwig van Beethoven, 300th birthday of Freiherr von Münchhausen, European Football Championship 2020 (due to the postponement of the European Championship, the Coin not issued) and 900 years of Freiburg.

The series “Grimms Märchen” will be continued with the editions “The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats” (2020), “Frau Holle” (2021), “Rumpelstiltskin” (2022) and “Hans im Glück” (2023).

Nominal value: 20 euros (20 pieces so far, issued from 2016) Material: 92.5% fine silver, 7.5% copper - diameter: 32.5 mm - weight: 18 g
Illustration		Issue date	Occasion margin writing	draft	embossing site	Embossed edition
Image side	Value side					st	sp
		4th February 2016	Little Red Riding Hood from the series " Grimms Märchen " ... AND DON'T RUN AWAY	Elena Gerber	A.	1,082,000	171,000
		April 7, 2016	125th birthday of Nelly Sachs PEACE YOU MOST OF ALL BIRTHS	Georg Mann	F.	952,000	155,000
		July 7, 2016	200th birthday of Ernst Litfaß FULLY INFORMED FULLY INFORMED	Susanne Jünger	D.	943,000	150,000
		October 6, 2016	175 years of Deutschlandlied … ARE SUBSIDED BY LUCK	Claudius Riedmiller	J	972,000	150,000
		3rd November 2016	125th birthday of Otto Dix YOU HAVE TO BE EVERYTHING YOURSELF!	Friedrich Brenner	G	938,000	150,000
		February 9, 2017	Bremer Stadtmusikanten (series Grimms Märchen) YOU WILL FIND SOMETHING BETTER THAN DEATH EVERYWHERE	Elena Gerber	J	997,000	145,000
		April 6, 2017	500 years of Reformation HERE I AM; I CANNOT OTHERWISE	Patrick drizzle	A.	1,030,000	145,000
		4th May 2017	50 years of Deutsche Sporthilfe PERFORMANCE. FAIR PLAY. TOGETHER.	Adelheid Fuss	D.	935,000	145,000
		July 13, 2017	Karl Drais walking machine 1817 200 YEARS OF THE TWO-WHEEL PRINCIPLE	Friedrich Brenner	G	907,000	145,000
		October 12, 2017	300th birthday of Johann Joachim Winckelmann NOBLE SIMILARITY AND SILENT SIZE	Andre Witting	F.	888,000	130,000
		January 25, 2018	Frog King (series Grimm's Fairy Tales) KING DAUGHTER YOUNGEST OPEN ME!	Anne Karen Hentschel	F.	919,000	130,000
		March 8, 2018	275 years of the Gewandhaus Orchestra RES SEVERA VERUM GAUDIUM	Lucia Maria Hardegen	G	877,000	125,000
		17th May 2018	800 years of the Hanseatic City of Rostock SIT INTRA TE CONCORDIA ET PUBLICA FELICITAS	Anne Karen Hentschel	J	864,000	125,000
		13th September 2018	150th birthday of Peter Behrens BY THE WAY, AUTODIDACT	Anna Steinmann	A.	831,000	117,000
		October 11, 2018	100th birthday of Ernst Otto Fischer NATURAL SCIENCES ARE NEITHER GOOD NOR EVIL	Katrin Pannicke	D.	827,000	117,000
		17th January 2019	100 years of women's suffrage OUT WITH WOMEN'S RIGHT TO VOTE	Anne Karen Hentschel	D.	786,000	120,000
		March 14, 2019	100 years of Bauhaus RETHINK THE WORLD	Bastian Prillwitz	J	790,000	109,000
		16th May 2019	The brave little tailor (series Grimms Märchen) SEVENTH IN ONE SINGLE!	Marianne Dietz	G	814,000	114,000
		August 8, 2019	100 years of the Weimar Constitution * NATIONAL ASSEMBLY WEIMAR 1919	František Chochola	A.	864,000	112,000
		5th September 2019	250th birthday of Alexander von Humboldt EVERYTHING IS INTERACTION	Carsten Theumer	F.	790.100	109,000
		January 16, 2020	The wolf and the seven little goats (series Grimms Märchen) YOU ARE THE WOLF	Adelheid Fuss	D.
		February 20, 2020	Ludwig van Beethoven TRUE ART IS UNFORGETTABLE	Hannes duration	F.
		May 7, 2020	Baron von Münchhausen * WITH BRAVE AND PRESENCE OF THE SPIRIT	František Chochola	A.
(Due to the postponement of the EM, the coin will not be issued)			European Football Championship A TOURNAMENT FOR EUROPE • A TOURNAMENT FOR FANS	Thomas Serres	J
		July 9, 2020	900 years of Freiburg THE CITIZEN WELL BE THE TOP LAW	Bastian Prillwitz	G
The following coins are planned:
		January 21, 2021	Frau Holle (series Grimm's fairy tales)		F.
		February 25, 2021	50 years of broadcast with the mouse * LAUGHTER AND STORIES •	WDR mediagroup GmbH / State Mint Berlin (picture side) Andre Witting (value side)	A.
		April 22, 2021	100th birthday of Sophie Scholl A FEELING OF WHAT'S RIGHT AND UNRIGHT •	Olaf Stoy	D.
		May 20, 2021	200th birthday of Sebastian Kneipp NATURE IS THE BEST PHARMACY •	Frantisek Chochola	G
		June 10, 2021	European football championship 2021		J

* With color application

25 euro commemorative coins

In October 2015, a commemorative coin with a face value of 25 euros was issued for the first time. The occasion of the issue was the 25th anniversary of German reunification . The motif of this coin comes from Bernd Wendhut and was awarded 2nd prize in a design competition for the 10 euro commemorative coin “20 Years of German Unity” in 2010. After the motif had already been used for the 2 euro commemorative coin, which was issued in 2015 for the occasion, the entire design was implemented accordingly. A new design competition did not take place.

Face value: 25 euros Material: fine silver (999/1000) - diameter: 32.5 mm - weight: 18 g - edge: smooth with the inscription "UNITY AND RIGHT AND FREEDOM"
Image side	Value side	Issue date	occasion	draft	Mints	Edition (per mint)
						st a)	pp b)
		October 1, 2015	25 years of German unity	Bernd Wendhut	A, D, F, G, J	400,000	50,000
		November 18, 2021	Christmas - Nativity		J

Gold coins

20 euro gold coins

Since 2010, a 20-euro series has been issued on the German forest. The coins were minted by all five mints. The 20 euro coin is made of ⅛  ounce (3.8879 g) of fine gold and had a mintage of 40,000 pieces per mint. Four of the picture sides and the value side were designed by František Chochola , the other two picture sides by Heinz Hoyer . The series ended in 2015.

Face value: 20 euros Material: 99.99% gold - diameter: 17.5 mm - mass: 3.89 g (1/8 ounce) - edge: fluted
Image side	Value side	Issue date	motive	Issue price without shipping costs	draft	Mints	Edition (per mint)
		June 23, 2010	Oak	€ 151.00	Heinz Hoyer	A, D, F, G, J	40,000
		June 23, 2011	beech	€ 184.23	František Chochola	A, D, F, G, J	40,000
		June 26, 2012	Spruce	€ 207.05	František Chochola	A, D, F, G, J	40,000
		June 26, 2013	jaw	€ 172.30	František Chochola	A, D, F, G, J	40,000
		June 26, 2014	chestnut	€ 169.33	Heinz Hoyer	A, D, F, G, J	40,000
		June 26, 2015	Linden tree	€ 182.62	František Chochola	A, D, F, G, J	40,000

In the first few years, the issue price was based on the gold price on the day before issue plus a surcharge of 25 euros for the minting of the coin. From 2011 to 2013 an issue surcharge of 50 euros was levied. Since 2014, the price has been set around two and a half months before the coin appears. There is therefore no longer a fixed issue surcharge compared to the day before issue. The premium on the gold price on the day before the price was set was around EUR 51 in 2014 and around EUR 27 in 2015. On the day of issue, the surcharge was 49 euros in 2014 and 52 euros in 2015.

The series “Native Birds” with the motifs nightingale , oriole , eagle owl , peregrine falcon , white stork and black woodpecker has been issued since 2016. The 20 euro coin is made of ⅛  ounce (3.8879 g) of fine gold.

Face value: 20 euros Material: 99.99% gold - diameter: 17.5 mm - mass: 3.89 g (1/8 ounce) - edge: fluted
Image side	Value side	motive	Issue date	Issue price without shipping costs	draft	Mints	Edition (per mint)
		nightingale	June 23, 2016	€ 184.97	Bodo Broschat	A, D, F, G, J	40,000
		oriole	22nd June 2017	€ 194.68	František Chochola	A, D, F, G, J	33,600
		Eagle owl	June 21, 2018	€ 185.03	Adelheid Fuss	A, D, F, G, J	30,000
		Peregrine falcon	19th June 2019	€ 194.86	Bodo Broschat	A, D, F, G, J	30,400
		White stork	June 22, 2020	€ 229.48	Adelheid Fuss	A, D, F, G, J
The following coin is planned:
		Black woodpecker	June 21, 2021		František Chochola	A, D, F, G, J

The price is set around two and a half months before the coin appears. The surcharge on the gold price on the day before the price was set was around 48 euros in 2016.

50 euro gold coins

On August 31, 2016, the federal government decided to have a 50-euro gold coin “ Luther Rose ” minted and to issue it in the first half of 2017. Martin Luther's posting of the theses in 1517 marked the start of the Reformation - an event that had a decisive influence on world history in politics, religion, culture and society.

Face value: 50 euros Material: 99.99% gold - diameter: 22 mm - mass: 7.78 g (1/4 ounce) - edge: fluted
Image side	Value side	Issue date	Occasion motif	Issue price without shipping costs	draft	Mints	Edition (per mint)
		May 24, 2017	500 years of the Luther Rose Reformation	€ 332.67	Adelheid Fuss	A, D, F, G, J	30,000

On July 4, 2017, the sales point for collector coins announced that it would be issuing a series of coins on musical instruments from 2018.

Face value: 50 euros Material: 99.99% gold - diameter: 22 mm - mass: 7.78 g (1/4 ounce) - edge: fluted
Image side	Value side	Issue date	motive	Issue price without shipping costs	draft	Mints	Edition (per mint)
		August 10, 2018	double bass	€ 320.21	Erich Ott	A, D, F, G, J	20,350
		20th August 2019	Fortepiano	€ 339.87	Erich Ott	A, D, F, G, J	17,700
		August 10, 2020	Orchestral horn	€ 422.78	Picture side: Jordi Truxa Value side: Erich Ott	A, D, F, G, J
The following coins are planned:
		August 9, 2021	Timpani
		2022	Concert guitar

100 euro gold coins

Since the introduction of the euro in 2002, a gold coin with a face value of € 100 has been minted annually. All German 100 euro gold coins have a mass of 15.55 g (1/2 ounce), a diameter of 28 mm, a fluted edge and consist of 99.99% fine gold. They are produced exclusively in the stamping quality stamp gloss . These coins are legal tender in the Federal Republic of Germany; However, they are not in circulation, as their metal value is around 830 euros, which is significantly higher than the face value. The sale takes place only through the sales point for collector coins , banks and coin dealers must also order there.

Value side
First West German commemorative gold coin in euros

Face of the
first West German commemorative gold coin in euros

The theme of the first gold coin issued in 2002 was the transition to monetary union and thus the introduction of the euro. In 2003 a series began with motifs from UNESCO World Heritage sites in Germany. The topics are Quedlinburg (2003), Bamberg (2004), Classic Weimar (2006), Lübeck (2007), Goslar (2008), Cathedral and Church of Our Lady in Trier (2009), Würzburg Residence (2010), Wartburg (2011), Aachener Cathedral (2012), Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz (2013), Lorsch Abbey (2014), Upper Middle Rhine Valley (2015), Regensburg with Stadtamhof (2016), Eisleben and Wittenberg (2017) and Brühl (2018). The UNESCO World Heritage series ended in 2019 with Speyer as the 16th coin.

In 2005 there was an interruption in the series with a coin on the theme of the FIFA World Cup in Germany 2006 . In order to maintain continuity with the previously issued silver coins on the same theme, the previously minted image of the value side of all these coins was adopted. The proportions were adjusted, the nominal value changed from 10 to 100 euros and the monogram of the graphic artist Erich Ott added above. The motif side was designed by Heinz Hoyer , his monogram is present within the football shown. This is the only West German commemorative coin with two references to the designer.

Face value: 100 euros Material: 99.99% gold - diameter: 28 mm - weight: 15.55 g (1/2 ounce) - edge: fluted
Image side	Value side	Issue date	occasion	Issue price without shipping costs	draft	Mints	Edition (per mint)
		May 9, 2002	Transition to monetary union - introduction of the euro	193 €	Anton Zvone Jezovsek	A, D, F, G, J	100,000
		November 1, 2003	UNESCO - World Heritage City of Quedlinburg	190 €	Agatha Kill	A, D, F, G, J	80,000
		October 1, 2004	UNESCO World Heritage Site - City of Bamberg	191 €	Ulrich Böhme	A, D, F, G, J	80,000
		October 4, 2005	FIFA World Cup in Germany 2006	€ 222	Heinz Hoyer	A, D, F, G, J	70,000
		October 2, 2006	UNESCO World Heritage - Classic Weimar	€ 263	Dietrich Dorfstecher	A, D, F, G, J	70,000
		October 1, 2007	UNESCO World Heritage - Hanseatic City of Lübeck	285 €	Bodo Broschat	A, D, F, G, J	66,000
		October 1, 2008	UNESCO World Heritage - Old Town · Rammelsberg mine in Goslar	339 €	Wolfgang Doehm	A, D, F, G, J	64,000
		October 1, 2009	UNESCO World Heritage Roman monuments - Cathedral and Church of Our Lady in Trier	€ 367	Michael Otto	A, D, F, G, J	64,000
		October 1, 2010	UNESCO World Heritage - Würzburg Residence and Court Garden	€ 505	Dietrich Dorfstecher	A, D, F, G, J	64,000
		4th October 2011	UNESCO World Heritage - Wartburg	€ 653.20	Wolfgang Reuter	A, D, F, G, J	60,000
		October 1, 2012	UNESCO World Heritage - Aachen Cathedral	€ 738.70	Erich Ott	A, D, F, G, J	54,000
		October 1, 2013	UNESCO World Heritage - Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz	€ 544.48	Lorenz Crössmann	A, D, F, G, J	40,000
		October 1, 2014	UNESCO World Heritage - Lorsch Monastery	€ 541.62	František Chochola	A, D, F, G, J	40,000
		October 1, 2015	UNESCO World Heritage - Upper Middle Rhine Valley	€ 590.54	Friedrich Brenner	A, D, F, G, J	32,600
		4th October 2016	UNESCO World Heritage - old town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof	€ 624.33	Friedrich Brenner	A, D, F, G, J	29,400
		2nd October 2017	UNESCO World Heritage - Luther memorials in Eisleben and Lutherstadt Wittenberg	€ 640.85	Bastian Prillwitz	A, D, F, G, J	31,600
		1st October 2018	UNESCO World Heritage - Augustusburg and Falkenlust palaces in Brühl	€ 590.07	Bastian Prillwitz	A, D, F, G, J	27,100
		1st October 2019	UNESCO World Heritage - Speyer Cathedral	[000]€ 626.98	Bodo Broschat	A, D, F, G, J	31.003

With the 100 euro gold coin “UNESCO World Heritage - Speyer Cathedral” - after a total of 16 issues - the series of 100 euro gold coins started in 2003 to honor UNESCO World Heritage sites in Germany is completed. The series is now one of the most successful gold coin programs in the world for collectors.

Remarks

1. ↑ The motive of the federal eagle on the value side in 2001 already was on the 10-DM-commemorative coin in 2001 750 years St. Catherine's Monastery Stralsund - 50 years Oceanographic Museum in Stralsund used

Face value: 100 euros Material: 99.99% gold - diameter: 28 mm - weight: 15.55 g (1/2 ounce) - edge: fluted
Image side	Value side	Issue date	occasion	Issue price without shipping costs	draft	Mints	Edition (per mint)
The following coins are planned:
		October 1, 2020	Pillars of Democracy - Unity	€ 807.29	Picture side: Bastian Prillwitz Value side: Andre Witting	A, D, F, G, J
		October 1, 2021	Pillars of Democracy - Law		Picture side: Bastian Prillwitz Value side: Andre Witting	A, D, F, G, J
		2022	Pillars of Democracy - Freedom		Picture side: Bastian Prillwitz Value side: Andre Witting	A, D, F, G, J

In the first few years, the issue price was based on the gold price on the day before the issue plus a surcharge of 25 euros for the minting of the coin, so it was not yet fixed when pre-ordering. From 2011 to 2013 an issue surcharge of 50 euros was levied. In 2014, the price was set around six months before the coin was released. There is therefore no longer a fixed issue surcharge compared to the day before issue. The premium on the gold price on the day before the price was set was around EUR 68 in 2014, and around EUR 62 on the day of issue. In 2015, the surcharge was around 22 euros on the day before the price was set, and around 91 euros on the day of issue. In 2016, the surcharge on the day before the price was set was around 76 euros.

In addition to the surcharge, there are additional shipping costs per coin, which are always delivered individually; Until 2005, however, it was possible to collect an order in person in Bad Homburg. The scope of delivery includes an artificial leather case , the certificate of authenticity and the coin itself. The gold coin is in a transparent protective capsule. The shipping packaging in 2005 (13 × 25 cm) had a sticker with an indication of the dimensions accurate to half a gram. Since 2006, the original packaging has been delivered in an additional envelope measuring 41.5 × 35 cm.

200 euro gold coin

In 2002, a 200 euro coin was minted once to mark the introduction of the euro. With the exception of the face value, the motif on both sides is identical to the issue at 100 euros.

Face value: 200 euros Material: 99.99% gold - diameter: 32.5 mm - mass: 31.1 g (1 ounce) - edge: smooth with the inscription "IM..ZEICHEN..DER..EINIGUNG..EUROPAS ...."
Image side	Value side	Issue date	occasion	Issue price without shipping costs	draft	Mints	Edition (per mint)
		May 9, 2002	Transition to monetary union - introduction of the euro	371 €	Anton Zvone Jezovsek	A, D, F, G, J	20,000

Gold coins with red spots

Due to a production error, some German gold coins get red to brown spots over time. Investigations showed that these are silver compounds, v. a. Silver sulfide , which is formed when the coins are contaminated with silver. It is not clear how these impurities got into the production process. Until around February 2006, the Federal Securities Administration also exchanged older copies that had been rejected.

The resulting stains can be removed without residue using sodium cyanide, but the discoloration will reappear after a while.

Motif finding

From 1998 to 2011, the motifs on the coins were determined through competitions organized by the Federal Office for Building and Regional Planning . In 2012 this task was transferred to the Federal Office for Central Services and Unresolved Property Issues.

Numis leaves

In 1997 a Numisblatt was issued for the first time in cooperation with Deutsche Post AG . Underneath a protective capsule stuck on paper with the commemorative coin for the 500th birthday of the reformer Philipp Melanchthon is a sheet of ten stamps depicting Philipp Melanchthon ( Michel number 1902). The stamps were canceled by a first day cancellation . Since then there have been similar numismatic sheets for all of the following German silver coins.

Type of issue of the commemorative coins in mirror finish

The mirror-finish versions of the 5 DM commemorative coins were initially issued loosely in coin pockets. From 1969 to 1971 the commemorative coins were sealed in foil. This film contained plasticizers, which cause the coins to tarnish and build up verdigris. With the 5 DM commemorative coin for Albrecht Dürer's 500th birthday in 1971, vacuum packaging made of hard plastic with knobs, the so-called knob film, was introduced. The 10 DM commemorative coins for the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich are an exception. These were minted between 1969 and 1972 and were also issued in the foil seal. From 1985 onwards, the dimpled foils also bear the golden imprint of a federal eagle and from 1997 the mint mark of the respective mint. With the changeover to 925 silver in 1998, in addition to the individually wrapped coins, a blister pack containing all five mints of an issue was introduced.

Since the currency reform in 2002, the 10 euro commemorative coins have been issued individually in coin capsules or in a blister pack with all coins from a given year.

Acceptance and awareness

Although between 8 and 13 million of the 10 euro commemorative coins have been issued annually since 2002, hardly any cash register has its own compartment, as most of these coins are in the hands of collectors and rarely get into circulation. Out of ignorance, many shops accept 10 euro coins only hesitantly or after consultation, although these coins are legal tender in the Federal Republic of Germany ( Section 2 (2) MünzG) and domestic businesses are obliged to accept them (up to an amount of 200 Euro, § 3 Abs. 1 MünzG). This problem existed before with the 5 and 10 DM commemorative coins. Foreign euro commemorative coins are not legal tender in Germany, with the exception of the special 2 euro coins that are also common there.

Material value of the gold coins

Because of the relatively low circulation and the production costs, the price of a German gold coin is higher than the material value. The gold coins of the Federal Republic of Germany have a fine gold content of 999.9 ‰. One troy ounce is 31.10 grams.

Nominal	Year of issue	Dimensions	Material value (€) 1
1 DM	from 2001	12.00 grams	0.578.78
020 Euros	from 2010	03.89 grams (1/8 ounce)	0.187.62
050 Euros	from 2017	07.78 grams (1/4 ounce)	0.375.24
100 euros	from 2002	15.55 grams (1/2 ounce)	0.750.00
200 euros	from 2002	31.10 grams (1 ounce)/ 0	1,500.00

¹ At a gold price of € 48.23 per gram or € 1,500.00 per troy ounce (as of February 2020)

Performance and criticism

In the Federal Republic of Germany, over half a billion commemorative coins were minted in DM before the currency changeover to the euro. Apart from the first five DM 5 commemorative editions (with editions of 200,000 to 500,000), none of these commemorative coins saw any appreciable increase in value. Silver coins in the minting quality uncirculated are now generally traded at face value or material value (whichever is higher); Issues in mirror finish somewhat above the issue price. On the other hand, the Bundesbank exchanges the coins indefinitely, so that collectors do not suffer any loss of value if they have bought at face value (unlike in France, for example, where the 100 franc coins cost the equivalent of around 15 euros, but only one more after the exchange period has expired Have a silver value of around 7 euros (price as of October 2017) or some 20-mark commemorative coins from the GDR, which are now traded well below five euros).

Nominal	Years	material	Exchange value (€)	Silver value (€) 1
5 German marks	1953-1979	625 silver	02.56	3.50
5 German marks	1980-1986	Cupronickel	02.56	-
10 German marks	1970-1972	625 silver	05.11	4.84
10 German marks	1987-1997	625 silver	05.11	4.84
10 German marks	1998-2001	925 silver	05.11	7.17
10 Euro	2002-2010	925 silver	10.00	8.33
10 Euro	2011	625 silver	10.00	5.00
10 euros (uncirculated)	2011-2015	Cupronickel	10.00	-
10 euros (mirror finish)	2011-2015	625 silver	10.00	5.00
20 Euros	2016–	925 silver	20.00	8.33
25 euros	2015	999 silver	25.00	9.00

¹ At a silver price of € 0.50 per gram or € 15.55 per troy ounce (as of September 2019).

Of all minted gold coins, the issue of 200 euros is traded at a price of around 2000 euros due to the low mintage (as of October 2017), making it the German denomination with the greatest increase in value since monetary union. Collectors also pay around 300 euros for the first 20 euro coin, which has roughly doubled its value. The market price of the other gold coins is usually slightly above the current gold price, with major deviations occurring in the first few months after issue, especially with newly released coins.

Criticism of the sales point for collector coins is expressed by complete collectors, as there is no gold coin edition comparable to the silver editions. When these coins are ordered by private individuals, specimens from a randomly selected mint will be delivered, and the order quantity may also be reduced. Traders, on the other hand, receive complete sets of coins and a confirmation of the delivery quantity in advance. Since 2019, the sales point for collector coins has promised that if five copies (i.e. a complete set) are allocated, one copy of each mint will be delivered. Since 2020 the former point of sale for collector coins has been operating under the name "Münze Deutschland".

See also : Editions of the German euro coins

literature

• Gerd Dethlefs, Wolfgang Steguweit: Money Art - Art Money. German commemorative coins since 1949 - design and designer. Ed .: German Numismatic Society and German Society for Medal Art, Numismatischer Verlag Fritz Rudolf Künker, Osnabrück 2005, ISBN 3-9801644-7-0 .

See also

• List of commemorative coins of the Federal Republic of Germany (DM)
• Commemorative coins of the German Democratic Republic
• 2 euro commemorative coins

Web links

Commons : Images of German euro commemorative coins  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Commons : Images of German euro commemorative gold coins  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Sales point for collector coins of the Federal Republic of Germany: Münzgalerie (with pictures)
• Deutsche Bundesbank: Minting orders for euro coins in circulation (PDF) ( Memento from May 21, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
• Staatliche Münze Berlin: Video clip about the production of coins (16:37 minutes)
• All euro commemorative coins from Germany with data sheet and description.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Coin Act (MünzG) § 6
2. ↑ Member States should take all measures they deem appropriate to prevent the use of common euro coins as a means of payment
3. ↑ ^{a b} Sales point for collector coins
4. ↑ Frequently asked questions about euro coins. Retrieved May 2, 2017 . 
5. ↑ 100 years of the Germanisches Museum Nürnberg ( Federal Law Gazette 1953 I p. 1325 )
6. ↑ 150th anniversary of the death of Friedrich von Schiller ( Federal Law Gazette 1955 I p. 212 )
7. ↑ 300th birthday of Ludwig Wilhelm Margrave of Baden ( BGBl. 1955 I p. 686 )
8. ↑ 100th anniversary of the death of Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff ( BGBl. 1957 I p. 1792 )
9. ↑ 150th anniversary of Johann Gottlieb Fichte's death ( Federal Law Gazette 1966 I p. 143 )
10. ↑ Günter and Gerhard Schön: Small German coin catalog from 1871 to today . 34th edition, Battenberg, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-89441-554-1 .
11. ↑ prägefrisch.de Edition II / 2006 (PDF 550 kB) Sales point for collector coins of the Federal Republic of Germany. P. 16. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
12. ↑ Münzgalerie 10 DM Olympic coins 1972 . Sales point for collector coins of the Federal Republic of Germany. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
13. ↑ 500th birthday of the reformer Philipp Melanchthon ( BGBl. 1997 I p. 175 )
14. ↑ Official Journal of the European Union (change of face of euro coins in circulation) (PDF; 106 kB)
15. ↑ EU Regulation on the Issuance of Euro Coins, July 4, 2012 , accessed on January 28, 2013
16. ↑ The German version of the above EU regulation is incorrect: see article # 109 , accessed on January 30, 2013
17. ↑ https://www.bundesbank.de/resource/blob/599312/46eb67ff08dcafe99382e90027c03653/mL/praendung-euro-umlaufmuenzen-data.pdf Deutsche Bundesbank: Minting orders for euro circulation coins (PDF)
18. ↑ 2 euro commemorative coins , accessed on May 28, 2019
19. ↑ Presidencies of the Federal Council from the 2017/2018 financial year , accessed on August 30, 2017
20. ↑ Adaptation of the German 2-euro series “Federal States” from 2019 , accessed on May 28, 2019
21. ↑ ^{a b c} 2CC overall table with lots of information (Excel) , accessed on June 13, 2020
22. ↑ Orders issued by the Federal Ministry of Finance for the minting of euro coins in circulation (PDF, 26 kB) Deutsche Bundesbank. October 15, 2012. Archived from the original on May 21, 2013. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 23, 2012. 
23. ↑ Münzscan 2 Euro commemorative coin 2006 Germany: Schleswig-Holstein , accessed on February 9, 2018
24. ↑ Announcement about the issue of the commemorative coin "Schleswig-Holstein" ( Federal Law Gazette 2006 I p. 8 )
25. ↑ Münzscan 2 euro commemorative coin Germany 2007 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern , accessed on February 9, 2018
26. ↑ Announcement about the issue of the commemorative coin "Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania" ( Federal Law Gazette 2006 I p. 2667 )
27. ↑ Münzscan 2 euro commemorative coin Germany 2008 Hamburg , accessed on February 9, 2018
28. ↑ Announcement about the issue of the commemorative coin "Hamburg" ( Federal Law Gazette 2007 I p. 2886 )
29. ↑ Münzscan 2 euro commemorative coin Germany 2009 Saarland , accessed on February 9, 2018
30. ↑ Announcement about the issue of the commemorative coin "Saarland" ( BGBl. 2008 I p. 2341 )
31. ↑ Münzscan 2 euro commemorative coin Germany 2010 Bremen , accessed on February 9, 2018
32. ↑ Announcement about the issue of the commemorative coin "Bremen" ( BGBl. 2009 I p. 3882 )
33. ↑ Münzscan 2 euro commemorative coin Germany 2011 North Rhine-Westphalia , accessed on February 9, 2018
34. ↑ Announcement on the issue of the commemorative coin "North Rhine-Westphalia" ( Federal Law Gazette 2010 I p. 1976 )
35. ↑ Münzscan 2-euro commemorative coin Germany 2012 Bavaria , accessed on February 9, 2018
36. ↑ Announcement about the issue of the commemorative coin "Bavaria" ( BGBl. 2011 I p. 2172 )
37. ↑ Münzscan 2 euro commemorative coin Germany 2013 Baden-Württemberg , accessed on February 9, 2018
38. ↑ Münzscan 2 Euro commemorative coin Germany 2014 Lower Saxony , accessed on February 9, 2018
39. ↑ Announcement about the issue of the commemorative coin "Lower Saxony" ( BGBl. 2014 I p. 253 )
40. ↑ Münzscan Germany 2015: Hesse (Paul's Church) , accessed on February 9, 2018
41. ↑ Münzscan Deutschland 2016: Saxony , accessed on February 9, 2018
42. ↑ Münzscan Germany 2017: Rhineland-Palatinate , accessed on February 9, 2018
43. ↑ Münzscan Deutschland 2018: Berlin , accessed on February 9, 2018
44. ↑ Münzscan Deutschland 2019: Bundesrat , accessed on September 5, 2019
45. ^ Coin image Germany 2020: Brandenburg , accessed on April 26, 2019
46. ^ Statement by the Federal Office of Administration on the 2019 2 euro commemorative coin dedicated to the Federal Council , accessed on 19 July 2017
47. ^ Coin image Germany 2021: Saxony-Anhalt , accessed on April 26, 2019
48. ^ Coin image Germany 2022: Thuringia , accessed on April 26, 2019
49. ^ Günter Schön, Gerhard Schön: Small German Coin Catalog . 39th edition. Battenberg, Regenstauf 2009, ISBN 978-3-86646-045-4 , pp. 250 .
50. ^ Günter Schön, Gerhard Schön: Small German Coin Catalog . 39th edition. Battenberg, Regenstauf 2009, ISBN 978-3-86646-045-4 , pp. 262 .
51. ↑ https://www.bundesbank.de/resource/blob/599312/46eb67ff08dcafe99382e90027c03653/mL/praendung-euro-umlaufmuenzen-data.pdf accessed on June 13, 2019
52. ↑ Münzscan Germany 2015: German unit , accessed on February 9, 2018
53. ↑ Münzscan Germany 2018: Helmut Schmidt , accessed on February 9, 2018
54. ^ Coin image Germany 2020: Kniefall von Warsaw , accessed on November 6, 2019
55. ↑ Announcement on the issue of German euro commemorative coins with a face value of 2 euros (commemorative coin “50 Years of the Treaty of Rome”) Federal Law Gazette 2006 I p. 2827
56. ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: New national pages for euro coins in circulation (PDF; 2.2 MB)
57. ↑ Joint edition 2007: 50 Years Treaty of Rome , accessed on February 1, 2018
58. ↑ Announcement on the issue of German euro commemorative coins with a face value of 2 euros (commemorative coin “10 Years of Economic and Monetary Union”) Federal Law Gazette 2008 I p. 2206
59. ↑ Joint edition 2009: 10 Years of Monetary Union , accessed on February 1, 2018
60. ↑ Announcement on the issue of German euro commemorative coins with a face value of 2 euros (commemorative coin “10 years of euro cash”) Federal Law Gazette 2012 I p. 36
61. ↑ Joint edition 2012 (plus San Marino): 10 years of cash , accessed on February 1, 2018
62. ↑ Münzscan 2-euro commemorative coin 2013 Germany / France Elysee Treaty , accessed on February 1, 2018
63. ↑ Joint edition 2015: European flag , accessed on February 1, 2018
64. ↑ 2 euro commemorative coin “30 Years Fall of the Wall” - Federal Ministry of Finance - Press. Retrieved March 18, 2019 . 
65. ↑ Joint edition 2015: European flag , accessed on February 1, 2018
66. ↑ Official Journal of the European Union: Ordinance of June 18, 2012 - Criteria for collector coins (PDF; 718 kB), accessed on January 12, 2014.
67. ↑ Frank Stocker: That's what the shimmering blue ring on the euro coins does. Welt.de , August 5, 2015, accessed on April 14, 2016 . 
68. ↑ 5 euro collector's coin published. Retrieved April 14, 2016 . 
69. ↑ bundesfinanzministerium.de
70. ↑ Federal Ministry of Finance - 5 euro collector's coin "Tropical Zone". Retrieved May 1, 2017 . 
71. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Overview of the euro gold coins minted or planned in the Federal Republic of Germany. ( Memento of the original from May 25, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
72. ↑ n-tv: http://www.n-tv.de/ratgeber/Das-ist-die-neue-Fuenf-Euro-Muenze-article19108276.html
73. ↑ ^{a b c} Bundesbank: https://www.bundesbank.de/Redaktion/DE/Standardartikel/Aufgabe/Bargeld/2017_tropische_zone.html?submit=Suchen&searchIssued=0&templateQueryString=tropische+zone&searchArchive=0&withoutTeaser=true
74. ↑ ^{a b} 5 euro collector's coin “Subtropische Zone” with the orange ring http://www.bundesfinanzministerium.de/Content/DE/Pressemitteilungen/Briefmarken/2017/04/2017-04-26-PM13.html
75. ↑ Deutsche Bundesbank 2019 - "Temperate Zone" - available now. Retrieved September 19, 2019 . 
76. ↑ 5-euro polymer ring collector's coin 2019 "Temperate Zone" - VfS. Retrieved January 7, 2019 . 
77. ↑ Requirements for the 5 and 10 euro polymer ring coins set for 2019 - Federal Ministry of Finance - Topics. Retrieved November 7, 2018 . 
78. ↑ publisher: 5 euro collector's coin “Subpolare Zone” - Federal Ministry of Finance - Press. Retrieved October 30, 2019 . 
79. ↑ admin: 5 euro collector's coin "Polar Zone" - Federal Ministry of Finance - Press. Retrieved June 10, 2020 . 
80. ↑ ^{a b} 10 euro collector's coin “In the air” https://www.bundesfinanzministerium.de/Content/DE/Pressemitteilungen/Briefmarken/2018/06/2018-06-13-PM17-In-der-Luft.html
81. ↑ 10 euro coin "In the air"
82. ↑ publisher: Editions for the 5 and 10 euro polymer ring coins set for 2019 - Federal Ministry of Finance - Topics. Retrieved November 7, 2018 . 
83. ↑ 10 euro collector's coin "On Land" - Federal Ministry of Finance - Press. Retrieved September 25, 2019 . 
84. ↑ admin: Mintage for the 10 euro polymer ring coins 2020 set - Federal Ministry of Finance - Topics. Retrieved December 24, 2019 . 
85. ↑ admin: 10 euro collector's coin “On the water” from the series “Air moves” - Federal Ministry of Finance - Press. Retrieved June 10, 2020 . 
86. ↑ DM Ending Act - DMBeEndG ( BGBl. 1999 I p. 2402 )
87. ↑ 10 euro commemorative coins in two different alloys in future, notification from the German Federal Ministry of Finance of April 13, 2011 ( Memento of the original of February 25, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
88. ↑ Announcement of the Federal Securities Administration about the issue of the first commemorative coin set (PDF; 572 kB)
89. ↑ Overview of the 10 Euro commemorative coins minted in the Federal Republic of Germany 2002–2010. ( Memento of the original from October 12, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
90. ↑ Transition to monetary union - introduction of the euro ( BGBl. 2001 I p. 3788 )
91. ↑ 100 years of the underground in Germany ( BGBl. 2001 I p. 4270 )
92. ^ Art exhibition documenta Kassel ( BGBl. 2002 I p. 1253 )
93. ↑ Museum Island Berlin ( Federal Law Gazette 2002 I p. 1802 )
94. ↑ 50 years of German television ( BGBl. 2002 I p. 3861 )
95. ↑ 100 years of the Deutsches Museum München ( Federal Law Gazette 2003 I p. 275 )
96. ↑ 200th birthday of the chemist Justus von Liebig ( BGBl. 2003 I p. 403 )
97. ↑ FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 - 1st edition 2003 ( Federal Law Gazette 2003 I p. 651 )
98. ↑ 50 years of popular uprising on June 17, 1953 ( BGBl. 2003 I p. 650 )
99. ↑ Industrial landscape of the Ruhr area ( Federal Law Gazette 2003 I p. 785 )
100. ↑ 200th birthday of the builder Gottfried Semper ( Federal Law Gazette 2003 I p. 1898 )
101. ↑ FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 - 2nd edition 2004 ( BGBl. 2004 I p. 70 )
102. ^ Bauhaus Dessau ( BGBl. 2004 I p. 432 )
103. ↑ Expansion of the European Union ( BGBl. 2004 I p. 498 )
104. ↑ Wadden Sea National Parks ( BGBl. 2004 I p. 473 )
105. ↑ 200th birthday of the poet Eduard Mörike ( BGBl. 2004 I p. 1914 )
106. ↑ Columbus - Europe's laboratory for the International Space Station ISS ( BGBl. 2004 I p. 2330 )
107. ↑ FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 - 3rd edition 2005 ( Federal Law Gazette 2005 I p. 75 )
108. ↑ German 10-euro silver coin was “best silver coin” ( memento of the original dated February 7, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
109. ↑ Bavarian Forest National Park ( BGBl. 2005 I p. 197 )
110. ↑ 200th anniversary of the death of the poet Friedrich von Schiller ( BGBl. 2005 I p. 1057 )
111. ↑ Albert Einstein - 100 years of relativity, atoms, quanta ( BGBl. 2005 I p. 1412 )
112. ↑ 1,200 years Magdeburg ( Federal Law Gazette 2005 I p. 2299 )
113. ↑ 100 years of the Nobel Peace Prize - Bertha von Suttner ( BGBl. 2005 I p. 2973 )
114. ↑ 250th birthday of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ( BGBl. 2005 I p. 3389 )
115. ↑ FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 - 4th edition 2006 ( Federal Law Gazette 2006 I p. 161 )
116. ↑ 225th birthday of Karl Friedrich Schinkel 1781–1841 ( Federal Law Gazette 2006 I p. 160 )
117. ↑ 800 years of Dresden ( BGBl. 2006 I p. 1703 )
118. ↑ 650 years of Städtehanse ( Federal Law Gazette 2006 I p. 1858 )
119. ↑ 50 years of the federal state of Saarland ( Federal Law Gazette 2006 I p. 2666 )
120. ↑ 50 years of the Treaty of Rome ( Federal Law Gazette 2007 I p. 65 )
121. ↑ 175th birthday of Wilhelm Busch ( Federal Law Gazette 2007 I p. 743 )
122. ↑ 50 years of the Deutsche Bundesbank ( Federal Law Gazette 2007 I p. 956 )
123. ↑ 800th birthday of Elisabeth of Thuringia ( BGBl. 2007 I p. 2464 )
124. ↑ 200th birthday of Carl Spitzweg ( Federal Law Gazette 2008 I p. 46 )
125. ^ 150th birthday of Max Planck ( BGBl. 2008 I p. 483 )
126. ↑ Franz Kafka's 125th birthday ( Federal Law Gazette 2008 I p. 770 )
127. ↑ 50 years of Gorch Fock ( Federal Law Gazette 2008 I p. 991 )
128. ^ Nebra sky disk ( BGBl. 2008 I p. 1785 )
129. ↑ IAAF World Championships in Athletics Berlin 2009 ( Federal Law Gazette 2009 I p. 460 )
130. ↑ 400 years of Kepler's laws ( BGBl. 2009 I p. 739 )
131. ↑ 100 years of the International Aviation Exhibition ( BGBl. 2009 I p. 1140 )
132. ↑ 600 years of Leipzig University ( Federal Law Gazette 2009 I p. 1278 )
133. ↑ 100 years of youth hostels ( Federal Law Gazette 2009 I p. 2443 )
134. ↑ 100th birthday of Marion Countess Dönhoff ( Federal Law Gazette 2009 I p. 3015 )
135. ↑ 200th birthday of the composer Robert Schumann ( BGBl. 2010 I p. 449 )
136. ↑ 100th birthday of Konrad Zuse ( BGBl. 2010 I p. 687 )
137. ↑ 300 years of porcelain production in Germany ( BGBl. 2010 I p. 653 )
138. ↑ 300 years of porcelain production in Germany, correction
139. ↑ 20 years of German unity ( Federal Law Gazette 2010 I p. 1196 )
140. ↑ ^{a b} Press release of the Federal Ministry of Finance: Issue dates of silver commemorative coins 2010 brought forward ( Memento of the original from October 26, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
141. ↑ 175 years of the railways in Germany ( Federal Law Gazette 2010 I p. 1362 )
142. ↑ FIS-ALPINE SKI WM 2011 Garmisch-Partenkirchen ( Federal Law Gazette 2010 I p. 2330 )
143. ↑ Mint coding of the coin for the FIS World Ski Championships 2011 , November 11, 2010, accessed on May 17, 2015.
144. ↑ Overview of the 10 euro commemorative coins minted or planned in the Federal Republic of Germany from 2011. ( Memento of the original from May 25, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
145. ↑ Franz Liszt's 200th birthday ( BGBl. 2011 I p. 62 )
146. ↑ Orders planned or issued by the Federal Ministry of Finance for the minting of collector coins worth 10 euros from 2011. ( Memento of the original dated February 7, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
147. ↑ 125 years of the automobile ( BGBl. 2011 I p. 1006 )
148. ↑ Women's World Cup in Germany ( Federal Law Gazette 2011 I p. 1007 )
149. ↑ 500 years of Till Eulenspiegel ( BGBl. 2011 I p. 1262 )
150. ↑ 150 years of the discovery of the ancient Archeopteryx ( BGBl. 2011 I p. 1008 )
151. ↑ 100 years of the Hamburg Elbe Tunnel ( Federal Law Gazette 2011 I p. 2061 )
152. ↑ 300th birthday of Friedrich II. ( Federal Law Gazette 2011 I p. 2797 )
153. ↑ 50 years of Deutsche Welthungerhilfe ( Federal Law Gazette 2012 I p. 385 )
154. ↑ BGBl. 2013 I p. 1246
155. ↑ Federal Law Gazette 2014 I p. 249
156. ↑ BGBl. 2014 I p. 251
157. ↑ BGBl. 2014 I p. 250
158. ↑ Federal Law Gazette 2014 I p. 575
159. ↑ BGBl. 2014 I p. 1063
160. ↑ BGBl. 2014 I p. 1150
161. ^ Information from the Federal Ministry of Finance on the first issue of the 20 euro commemorative coin
162. ↑ Orders planned or issued by the Federal Ministry of Finance for the minting of collector coins worth 10 euros from 2011. ( Memento of the original dated February 7, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
163. ↑ http://www.bundesfinanzministerium.de/Content/DE/Pressemitteilungen/Briefmarken/2017/11/2017-11-22-pm30-gedenkmuenze-peter-behrens.html
164. ↑ http://www.bundesfinanzministerium.de/Content/DE/Pressemitteilungen/Briefmarken/2017/11/2017-11-22-pm31-gedenkmuenze-ernst-otto-fischer.html
165. ↑ http://www.bundesfinanzministerium.de/Content/DE/Pressemitteilungen/Briefmarken/2018/07/2018-07-11-100-Jahre-Frauenwahlrecht.html
166. ↑ http://www.bundesfinanzministerium.de/Content/DE/Pressemitteilungen/Briefmarken/2018/07/2018-07-11-100-Jahre-Bauhaus.html
167. ↑ http://www.bundesfinanzministerium.de/Content/DE/Pressemitteilungen/Briefmarken/2018/04/2018-04-18-Tapferes-Schneiderlein.html
168. ↑ Federal Ministry of Finance. Retrieved March 19, 2020 . 
169. ↑ 20 euro collector's coin "50 years of Die Sendung mit der Maus"
170. ↑ Coins and collecting issues 10/2009 and 04/2015
171. ↑ "Oak" gold coin from the "German Forest" series ( Federal Law Gazette 2010 I p. 609 )
172. ↑ Gold coin "Beech" from the series "German Forest" ( Federal Law Gazette 2011 I p. 1551 )
173. ↑ "Spruce" gold coin from the "German Forest" series ( BGBl. 2012 I p. 1235 )
174. ↑ prägefrisch.de Edition I / 2011 (PDF 2.05 MB) Sales point for collector coins of the Federal Republic of Germany. S. 2. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
175. ↑ ^{a b c} lbma.org.uk
176. ↑ prägefrisch.de Edition III / 2015 (PDF 3.38 MB) Sales point for collector coins of the Federal Republic of Germany. Pp. 10-11. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
177. ↑ Current news 2016: 50 euro gold coin “Luther Rose”. Sales point for collector coins of the Federal Republic of Germany (VfS), August 31, 2016, accessed on July 12, 2018 . 
178. ↑ ^{a b} 50 Euro gold coin 2017 “Luther Rose”. Sales point for collector coins of the Federal Republic of Germany (VfS), accessed on July 12, 2018 . 
179. ↑ 50 euro gold coin "double bass". Press release. Federal Ministry of Finance, 23 August 2017, accessed on 24 August 2017 . 
180. ↑ The collector's coins of the Federal Republic of Germany 2018 (without sets). Federal Ministry of Finance, November 24, 2017, accessed on January 29, 2018 . 
181. ↑ Commemorative coin with two monograms ( Memento from August 25, 2005 in the Internet Archive )
182. ↑ ^{a b} Transition to monetary union - introduction of the euro ( Federal Law Gazette 2002 I p. 1339 )
183. ↑ UNESCO - World Heritage City of Quedlinburg ( BGBl. 2003 I p. 1899 )
184. ↑ UNESCO - World Heritage City of Bamberg ( BGBl. 2004 I p. 2315 )
185. ↑ FIFA World Cup in Germany 2006 ( Federal Law Gazette 2005 I p. 2541 )
186. ↑ UNESCO World Heritage - Classic Weimar ( BGBl. 2006 I p. 2118 )
187. ↑ UNESCO World Heritage - Hanseatic City of Lübeck ( BGBl. 2007 I p. 2298 )
188. ↑ UNESCO World Heritage old town Goslar - Rammelsberg mine ( BGBl. 2008 I p. 1786 )
189. ↑ UNESCO World Heritage Roman monuments - Cathedral and Church of Our Lady in Trier ( BGBl. 2009 I p. 2995 )
190. ↑ UNESCO World Heritage - Würzburg Residence and Hofgarten ( Federal Law Gazette 2010 I p. 1243 )
191. ↑ prägefrisch.de Edition III / 2010 (PDF 3.41 MB) Sales point for collector coins of the Federal Republic of Germany. P. 9. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
192. ↑ UNESCO World Heritage - Wartburg ( Federal Law Gazette 2011 I p. 2079 )
193. ↑ UNESCO World Heritage - Aachen Cathedral ( BGBl. 2012 I p. 2174 )
194. ↑ Federal Law Gazette 2014 I p. 252
195. ↑ Münzgalerie, 100 Euro gold coins 2017 - UNESCO World Heritage - Luther Memorials Eisleben and Wittenberg. Official sales point for collector coins of the Federal Republic of Germany in the Federal Office of Administration, 2017, accessed on June 7, 2017 . 
196. ↑ The collector's coins of the Federal Republic of Germany 2018 (without sets). Federal Ministry of Finance, November 24, 2017, accessed on January 29, 2018 . 
197. ↑ 100 euro gold coin "UNESCO World Heritage - Speyer Cathedral" - Federal Ministry of Finance - Press. Retrieved March 18, 2019 . 
198. ↑ 100 Euro gold coin 2019 "UNESCO World Heritage - Speyer Cathedral"
199. ↑ VfS: 100 Euro gold coin series “Pillars of Democracy”, “Unity”, “Law” and “Freedom”. Retrieved January 28, 2020 . 
200. ↑ Red spots on German gold coins
201. ↑ Coin competitions ( Memento of the original dated June 11, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
202. ↑ badv.bund.de ( Memento of the original from June 9, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
203. ↑ Exchange price of one gram of gold on Xetra. In: www.deutsche-bank.de. Retrieved February 22, 2020 . 
204. ↑ Deutsche Bank, Index / Basket Certificates Overview. Retrieved September 29, 2019 .