Numis leaf
A numisheet is a piece of paper sold by a postal service provider. It includes one or more postage stamps and one or more coins . The motifs of stamps and coins are coordinated. Descriptions of motifs and technical information are also common.
Numis sheets in Germany
Publisher and distributor
Special postage stamps and commemorative coins are issued by the Federal Ministry of Finance . Since 1997, the Federal Ministry of Finance has issued a commemorative stamp on the same topic for every German commemorative coin. Deutsche Post AG uses special postage stamps and commemorative coins to produce a thematically coherent number sheet that contains further information on when the commemorative coins and postage were issued and distributes it.
Numis sheets relate to a specific occasion
In contrast to numis letters , numis sheets relate to a certain outstanding current or (contemporary) historical event, an outstanding personality or an outstanding achievement.
Examples of outstanding events, personalities or achievements that were honored with numis sheets (year of the first edition of the numis sheet):
- 50 years Saarland (2007)
- 50 years of the Treaties of Rome (2007)
- 250th birthday of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (2006)
- FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 ™ (2003-2006)
- 1200 years Magdeburg (2005)
- Schiller Year (2005)
- UNESCO World Heritage Site - Bauhaus sites in Weimar and Dessau (2004)
- International Space Station ISS (2004)
- 50 years of the Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany (1999)
- 100 years of the diesel engine (1997)
Special postage stamps in numismatic sheets
To match the commemorative coin in the Numisblatt, current special stamps on the same topic are enclosed, each of which is canceled with the special stamp provided by Deutsche Post for the issue of the stamp under the date of the first day and stuck on the Numisblatt. The special postage stamps can be in the form
- an arc of ten ,
- a block output ,
- from blocks of four or
- Strip of two
be included in the Numis sheet. To protect against damage, the Numis page is also provided with a plastic cover with holes on the left side, which enables the Numis pages to be filed in specially designed albums .
Commemorative coins in numis sheets
With the exception of the 1997 vintage, the 10 DM commemorative coins in numis sheets are made of sterling silver (925/1000) and weigh 15.5 grams. In 1997, the German silver coins were still made from 625/1000 silver. The 10 euro commemorative coins are silver coins made of sterling silver (925/1000) up to and including 2010. Weighing in at 18 grams, the coin’s alloy contains a good half an ounce of silver. From 2011 the silver content for the German silver coins was reduced to 625/1000. As of issue 2/2011, normal coinage was even reduced to a copper-nickel alloy. Issue 1/2011 is thus the only 10 euro commemorative coin in normal coinage with a silver content of 625/1000 and a weight of 16 grams.
A German 25 euro commemorative coin made of fine silver (999/1000) was first issued in 2015. Thus, up to issue 1/2011, it was German silver coins with the highest fineness available . In Germany, silver commemorative coins are produced using a simple minting process (normal minting) and mirror finish (= better minting process). The commemorative coins in numismatic sheets are produced using a simple minting process. Usually these commemorative coins are available at face value in any commercial bank . Since the commemorative coins do not come from circulation, the degree of preservation of the commemorative coin remains unchanged. Also, future reductions in value in the degree of preservation due to scratches or abrasion etc. can almost be ruled out, as the coin is welded into the numis sheet.
Discussion about numis sheets in circles of coin collectors and in circles of philately
The discussion can actually be summed up very easily: Those who collect coins do not normally deal with postage stamps and those who collect postage stamps (see also Philately ) do not usually deal with coins as well. In addition, the commemorative coins are not the popular, because they are of higher quality, mirror finish. From a traditional point of view, the coin and the postage therefore do not seem compatible for every collector.
Nevertheless, there is probably also a not inconsiderable group of lovers who can enjoy the appreciation of important events, people and achievements. Since 1995 , when the right to issue German postage stamps was transferred from the Federal Minister of Post and Telecommunications to the Federal Minister of Finance , nothing could have been more natural than to thematically align coins with postage stamps. Why should something be honored only with the coin or only with the stamp? It is precisely the similarity of topics between coins and postage stamps that motivates some collectors to no longer collect purely numismatic or purely philatelic, but thematically. So orientate yourself to what is being represented and no longer so much to the carrier of the representation.
List of numis sheets
→ Main article: List of Numis Papers from Germany
Numiser supplement sheets
Numis supplement sheets, often referred to as supplementary sheets, are editions from private publishers that look confusingly similar to the original Numis sheets from Deutsche Post by using the same layout design. So far there are only two such papers that fall into this category (from 1999 and 2005; status 2015), as Deutsche Post AG is taking legal action against the publisher. On online auction platforms such as eBay , the sheets are traded because of their rarity and because many collectors believe that they are original editions at prices comparable to those of Numisblatt 1/1997. The sheets contain original postage stamp issues with first day cancellation, but instead of a commemorative coin, a medal made of base material to match the topic.
List of supplementary sheets
→ Main article: List of Numiser Supplement Sheets
See also
supporting documents
- ^ Mint never hinged, Das Philatelie-Journal: Union of sovereign symbols - 10 years Numisblätter , July / August 2007, p. 6 f
- ↑ Discussion on the publication of the supplementary sheets: http://www.emuenzen.de/forum/euromuenzen/32789-numisergaenzungsblatt-2-2005-papst-johannes-paul.html