German euro coins have three separate designs for the three series of coins. The 1-cent, 2-cent and 5-cent coins were designed by Rolf Lederbogen, the design for the 10-cent, 20-cent and 50-cent coins were designed by Reinhard Heinsdorff and the 1- and 2-euro coins were done by Heinz Hoyer and Sneschana Russewa-Hoyer. Featured in all designs are the 12 stars of the EU and the year of minting.
In addition to the year, the German coins also feature a small letter as a mint mark indicating the particular mint that minted the coin.
The letters were assigned to the mints as they opened. The mints in Hannover/Vienna (B), Frankfurt am Main (C), and Darmstadt (H) were closed by 1882. After the German separation, D, F, G and J minted coins for the Federal Republic of Germany, while the German Democratic Republic used Berlin (A) and Dresden/Muldenhütte (E) until it closed 1953. Berlin (A) started minting D Mark coins in 1990.
German euro design
For images of the common side and a detailed description of the coins, see euro coins.
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| German oak twig which was also featured on the former pfennig. | ||
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| The Brandenburg Gate as a symbol of division and unity. | ||
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The edge lettering features the words "EINIGKEIT UND RECHT UND FREIHEIT" (Unity and Justice and Freedom), Germany's national motto and the beginning of Germany's national anthem. |
| Interpretation of the Bundesadler, symbol of German sovereignty. | ||
Circulating Mintage quantities
The following table shows the mintage quantity for all German euro coins, per denomination, per year (the numbers are represented in millions).[1]
| Face Value | €0.01 | €0.02 | €0.05 | €0.10 | €0.20 | €0.50 | €1.00 | €2.00 |
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| 2002 A | 800.0 | 360.0 | 480.0 | 696.1 | 378.1 | 337.7 | 367.9 | 238.9 |
| 2002 D | 840.0 | 483.0 | 504.0 | 722.0 | 367.0 | 370.2 | 372.6 | 238.9 |
| 2002 F | 960.0 | 507.8 | 576.0 | 838.8 | 421.6 | 430.5 | 439.8 | 281.1 |
| 2002 G | 560.0 | 311.8 | 336.0 | 494.3 | 251.9 | 256.6 | 266.4 | 182.0 |
| 2002 J | 840.0 | 419.4 | 504.0 | 758.6 | 441.0 | 401.4 | 372.3 | 257.8 |
| 2002 Total | 4,840.0 | 2,501.4 | 2,904.0 | 4,268.4 | 2,300.5 | 2,156.9 | 2,186.9 | 1,448.0 |
| Face Value | €0.01 | €0.02 | €0.05 | €0.10 | €0.20 | €0.50 | €1.00 | €2.00 |
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| 2003 A | * | 200.0 | * | 50.7 | 41.9 | * | 50.3 | 20.5 |
| 2003 D | * | 105.0 | * | 50.8 | 24.1 | 70.6 | * | 22.2 |
| 2003 F | * | 164.2 | * | 6.0 | 82.4 | * | * | 24.5 |
| 2003 G | * | 80.2 | * | 13.0 | 42.1 | * | * | 29.1 |
| 2003 J | * | 168.6 | * | 25.5 | * | 39.6 | 29.9 | 19.5 |
| 2003 Total | * | 718.0 | * | 146.0 | 190.5 | 110.2 | 80.2 | 115.8 |
| *** Small quantities minted for sets only | ||||||||
| Face Value | €0.01 | €0.02 | €0.05 | €0.10 | €0.20 | €0.50 | €1.00 | €2.00 | |
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| 2004 A | 280.0 | 127.0 | 112.0 | * | * | 82.3 | 21.9 | 31.6 | |
| 2004 D | 294.0 | 133.4 | 117.6 | 11.2 | 49.8 | * | 89.3 | 19.8 | |
| 2004 F | 336.0 | 152.4 | 134.4 | 51.4 | * | 73.5 | 88.2 | * | |
| 2004 G | 196.0 | 88.9 | 78.4 | 15.5 | * | 37.4 | 41.7 | * | |
| 2004 J | 294.0 | 133.4 | 117.6 | * | * | * | * | 22.5 | |
| 2004 Total | 1,400.0 | 635.1 | 560.0 | 78.1 | 49.8 | 193.2 | 241.1 | 73.9 | |
| *** Small quantities minted for sets only | |||||||||
| Face Value | €0.01 | €0.02 | €0.05 | €0.10 | €0.20 | €0.50 | €1.00 | €2.00 |
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| 2005 A | 120.0 | 73.0 | 44.0 | * | 8.0 | * | * | * |
| 2005 D | 126.0 | 76.7 | 46.2 | * | 8.4 | * | * | * |
| 2005 F | 144.0 | 87.6 | 52.8 | * | 9.6 | * | * | * |
| 2005 G | 84.0 | 51.1 | 30.8 | * | 5.6 | * | * | * |
| 2005 J | 126.0 | 76.7 | 46.2 | * | 8.4 | * | 59.8 | * |
| 2005 Total | 600.0 | 365.1 | 220.0 | * | 40.0 | * | 59.8 | * |
| *** Small quantities minted for sets only | ||||||||
| Face Value | €0.01 | €0.02 | €0.05 | €0.10 | €0.20 | €0.50 | €1.00 | €2.00 | €2.00 CC |
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| 2006 A | * | 108.0 | 27.0 | * | 39.0 | * | * | * | 6.0 |
| 2006 D | * | 113.4 | 28.4 | * | 41.0 | * | * | * | 6.3 |
| 2006 F | * | 129.6 | 32.4 | * | 46.8 | * | * | * | 7.2 |
| 2006 G | * | 75.6 | 18.9 | * | 27.3 | * | * | * | 4.2 |
| 2006 J | * | 148.4 | 28.4 | * | 41.0 | * | * | * | 6.3 |
| 2006 Total | * | 575.0 | 135.1 | * | 195.1 | * | * | * | 30.0 |
| *** Small quantities minted for sets only | |||||||||
| Face Value | €0.01 | €0.02 | €0.05 | €0.10 | €0.20 | €0.50 | €1.00 | €2.00 | €2.00 CC1 | €2.00 CC2 |
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| 2007 A | 119.4 | 100.0 | 52.4 | * | 21.6 | * | * | * | 1.04 | 1.0 |
| 2007 D | 125.4 | 105.0 | 55.0 | * | 22.7 | * | * | * | 11.84 | 14.50 |
| 2007 F | 143.3 | 120.0 | 62.9 | * | 25.9 | * | * | * | 11.85 | 8.00 |
| 2007 G | 83.6 | 70.0 | 36.7 | * | 15.1 | * | * | * | 4.2 | 5.0 |
| 2007 J | 125.4 | 105.0 | 55.0 | * | 22.9 | * | * | * | 1.07 | 1.50 |
| 2007 Total | 597.1 | 500.0 | 262.0 | * | 108.2 | * | * | * | 30.0 | 30.0 |
| * No coins were minted that year for that denomination *** Small quantities minted for sets only | ||||||||||
| Face Value | €0.01 | €0.02 | €0.05 | €0.10 | €0.20 | €0.50 | €1.00 | €2.00 | €2.00 CC |
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| 2008 A | 101.2 | 80.0 | 29.2 | *** | 15.8 | *** | *** | 11.4 | 1.0 |
| 2008 D | 106.3 | 84.0 | 30.7 | *** | 16.6 | *** | *** | 11.99 | 8.9 |
| 2008 F | 121.4 | 96.0 | 35.0 | *** | 19.0 | *** | *** | 13.7 | 9.6 |
| 2008 G | 70.8 | 56.0 | 20.4 | *** | 11.1 | *** | *** | 8.0 | 4.2 |
| 2008 J | 106.3 | 84.0 | 30.7 | *** | 16.3 | *** | *** | 12.0 | 6.3 |
| 2008 Total | 506.0 | 400.0 | 146.0 | *** | 78.8 | *** | *** | 56.9 | 30.0 |
| *** Small quantities minted for sets only | |||||||||
| Face Value | €0.01 | €0.02 | €0.05 | €0.10 | €0.20 | €0.50 | €1.00 | €2.00 | €2.00 CC1 | €2.00 CC2 |
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| 2009 A | 100.0 | 59.0 | 39.6 | *** | 21.6 | *** | *** | * | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| 2009 D | 105.0 | 62.0 | 41.6 | *** | 22.7 | *** | *** | * | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| 2009 F | 120.0 | 70.8 | 47.5 | *** | 25.9 | *** | *** | * | 7.2 | 7.2 |
| 2009 G | 70.0 | 41.3 | 27.7 | *** | 15.1 | *** | *** | * | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| 2009 J | 105.0 | 62.0 | 41.6 | *** | 22.7 | *** | *** | * | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| 2009 Total | 500.0 | 295.1 | 198.0 | *** | 108.0 | *** | *** | * | 30.0 | 30.0 |
| * No coins were minted that year for that denomination *** Small quantities minted for sets only | ||||||||||
| Face Value | €0.01 | €0.02 | €0.05 | €0.10 | €0.20 | €0.50 | €1.00 | €2.00 | €2.00 CC |
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| 2010 A | 94.4 | 72.8 | 39.8 | *** | 24.4 | *** | *** | 19.6 | 6.0 |
| 2010 D | 99.1 | 76.4 | 41.8 | *** | 25.6 | *** | *** | 20.6 | 6.3 |
| 2010 F | 113.3 | 87.4 | 47.8 | *** | 29.3 | *** | *** | 23.5 | 7.2 |
| 2010 G | 66.1 | 51.0 | 27.9 | *** | 17.1 | *** | *** | 13.7 | 4.2 |
| 2010 J | 99.1 | 76.4 | 41.8 | *** | 25.6 | *** | *** | 20.6 | 6.3 |
| 2010 Total | 472.0 | 364.0 | 199.1 | *** | 122.0 | *** | *** | 98.0 | 30.0 |
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| Face Value | €0.01 | €0.02 | €0.05 | €0.10 | €0.20 | €0.50 | €1.00 | €2.00 | €2.00 CC |
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| 2011 A | 118.4 | 100.4 | 59.2 | *** | 33.0 | *** | *** | 23.8 | 6.0 |
| 2011 D | 124.3 | 105.4 | 62.2 | *** | 34.7 | *** | *** | 24.98 | 6.30 |
| 2011 F | 142.1 | 120.5 | 71.0 | *** | 39.6 | *** | *** | 27.52 | 7.2 |
| 2011 G | 82.9 | 70.3 | 41.4 | *** | 23.1 | *** | *** | 17.46 | 4.2 |
| 2011 J | 124.3 | 105.4 | 62.2 | *** | 34.7 | *** | *** | 24.98 | 6.3 |
| 2011 Total | 592.0 | 502.0 | 296.0 | *** | 165.1 | *** | *** | 118.9 | 30.0 |
| *** Small quantities minted for sets only | |||||||||
| Face Value | €0.01 | €0.02 | €0.05 | €0.10 | €0.20 | €0.50 | €1.00 | €2.00 | €2.00 CC1 | €2.00 CC2 |
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| 2012 A | 104.20 | 77.40 | 41.80 | * | 21.20 | * | * | * | 6.00 | 6.00 |
| 2012 D | 109.41 | 81.26 | 43.89 | * | 22.26 | * | * | * | 6.30 | 6.30 |
| 2012 F | 125.04 | 92.88 | 50.16 | * | 25.44 | * | * | * | 7.20 | 7.20 |
| 2012 G | 72.94 | 54.18 | 29.26 | * | 14.84 | * | * | * | 4.20 | 4.20 |
| 2012 J | 109.41 | 81.31 | 43.89 | * | 22.26 | * | * | * | 6.30 | 6.30 |
| 2012 Total | 521.00 | 387.00 | 209.00 | 0 | 106.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 | 30.00 |
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| Face Value | €0.01 | €0.02 | €0.05 | €0.10 | €0.20 | €0.50 | €1.00 | €2.00 | €2.00 CC1 | €2.00 CC2 |
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| 2013 A | 60,00 | 60,00 | 32,00 | * | 16,00 | * | * | * | 6,00 | 2.20 |
| 2013 D | 63.00 | 63.00 | 33.60 | * | 16.80 | * | * | * | 6.30 | 2.31 |
| 2013 F | 72.00 | 72.00 | 38.40 | * | 19.20 | * | * | * | 7.20 | 2.64 |
| 2013 G | 42.00 | 42.00 | 22.40 | * | 11.20 | * | * | * | 4.20 | 1.54 |
| 2013 J | 63.00 | 63.00 | 33.60 | * | 16.80 | * | * | * | 6.30 | 2.31 |
| 2013 Total | 300.00 | 300.00 | 160.00 | 0 | 80.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.70 | 11.00 |
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| Face Value | €0.01 | €0.02 | €0.05 | €0.10 | €0.20 | €0.50 | €1.00 | €2.00 | €2.00 CC |
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| 2014 A | 66.00 | 61.80 | 32.00 | * | 19.20 | * | * | 5.60 | 6.00 |
| 2014 D | 69,30 | 64.89 | 33.60 | * | 20.16 | * | * | 5.88 | 6.30 |
| 2014 F | 79,20 | 74.16 | 38.40 | * | 23.04 | * | * | 6.72 | 7.20 |
| 2014 G | 46.20 | 42.26 | 22.40 | * | 13.44 | * | * | 3.92 | 4.20 |
| 2014 J | 69.30 | 64.89 | 33.60 | * | 20.16 | * | * | 5.88 | 6.30 |
| 2014 Total | 330.00 | 309.00 | 160.00 | 0 | 96.00 | 0 | 0 | 28.00 | 30.00 |
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| Face Value | €0.01 | €0.02 | €0.05 | €0.10 | €0.20 | €0.50 | €1.00 | €2.00 | €2.00 CC1 | €2.00 CC2 | €2.00 CC3 |
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| 2015 A | 86.20 | 76.00 | 32.80 | * | 20.80 | * | * | * | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 |
| 2015 D | 90.51 | 79.80 | 34.44 | * | 23.94 | * | * | * | 6.30 | 6.30 | 6.30 |
| 2015 F | 102.44 | 91.20 | 39.36 | * | 27.36 | * | * | * | 7.20 | 7.20 | 7.20 |
| 2015 G | 60.34 | 53.20 | 22.96 | * | 15.96 | * | * | * | 4.20 | 4.20 | 4.20 |
| 2015 J | 90.51 | 79.80 | 34.44 | * | 23.94 | * | * | * | 6.30 | 6.30 | 6.30 |
| 2015 Total | 431.00 | 380.00 | 164.00 | 0 | 114.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 | 30.00 | 30.00 |
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| Source:[2] | |||||||||||
| Face Value | €0.01 | €0.02 | €0.05 | €0.10 | €0.20 | €0.50 | €1.00 | €2.00 | €2.00 CC |
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| 2016 A | 116.60 | 101.40 | 49.20 | *** | 38.40 | *** | *** | 14.20 | 6.00 |
| 2016 D | 122.43 | 106.47 | 51.66 | *** | 40.32 | *** | *** | 14.91 | 6.30 |
| 2016 F | 139.92 | 121.68 | 59.04 | *** | 46.08 | *** | *** | 17.04 | 7.20 |
| 2016 G | 81.62 | 70.98 | 34.44 | *** | 26.88 | *** | *** | 9.94 | 4.20 |
| 2016 J | 122.43 | 106.47 | 51.66 | *** | 40.32 | *** | *** | 14.91 | 6.30 |
| 2016 Total | 583.00 | 507.00 | 246.00 | *** | 192.00 | *** | *** | 71.00 | 30.00 |
| *** Small quantities minted for sets only | |||||||||
| Source:[2] | |||||||||
€2 commemorative coins
German Bundesländer series I
Germany started the commemorative coin series Die 16 Bundesländer der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (The 16 States of the Federal Republic of Germany) in 2006, to continue until 2021. The year in which the coin for a specific state is issued coincides with that state's Presidency of the Bundesrat.[3] In 2018, Daniel Günther, the Minister President of Schleswig-Holstein, became the President of the Bundesrat for a one-year term. As a Schleswig-Holstein coin had already been minted in 2006, it was decided to delay the release of the following three states' coins by a year. Instead of honouring a state in 2019, the minted coin commemorates 70 years since the constitution of the German Federal Council or Bundesrat. The last three coins of the series were therefore postponed to 2020, 2021 and 2022, respectively. The coins issued are:
| Year | Number | State | Design |
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| 2006 | 1 |  Schleswig-Holstein | Holstentor in Lübeck |
| 2007 | 2 |  Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Schwerin Castle |
| 2008 | 3 |  Hamburg | St. Michael's Church |
| 2009 | 4 |  Saarland | Ludwigskirche in Saarbrücken |
| 2010 | 5 |  Bremen | City Hall and Roland |
| 2011 | 6 |  North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne Cathedral |
| 2012 | 7 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bavaria | Neuschwanstein Castle near Füssen |
| 2013 | 8 |  Baden-Württemberg | Maulbronn Abbey |
| 2014 | 9 |  Lower Saxony | St. Michael's Church in Hildesheim |
| 2015 | 10 |  Hesse | St. Paul's Church in Frankfurt am Main |
| 2016 | 11 |  Saxony | Zwinger Palace in Dresden |
| 2017 | 12 |  Rhineland-Palatinate | Porta Nigra in Trier |
| 2018 | 13 |  Berlin | Charlottenburg Palace |
| 2019 | 14 | Prussian House of Lords | |
| 2020 | 15 |  Brandenburg | Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam |
| 2021 | 16 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg Cathedral |
| 2022 | 17 |  Thuringia | Wartburg Castle in Eisenach |
The original designs for these states were changed and were as follows:[3]
- 2008 Hamburg: Landungsbrücken
- 2010 Free Hanseatic City of Bremen: Bremen City Hall not including Bremen Roland
- 2012 Bavaria: Munich Frauenkirche
- 2013 Baden-Württemberg Heidelberg Castle
- 2014 Lower Saxony: Hanover New City Hall
- 2015 Hesse: Römer in Frankfurt am Main
- 2018 Berlin: Reichstag
German Bundesländer series II
| Year | Number | State | Design |
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| 2023 | 1 | Hamburg | Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg |
| 2024 | 2 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Königsstuhl in Jasmund National Park |
| 2025 | 3 | Saarland | The Great Bend in the Saar at Mettlach |
| 2026 | 4 | Bremen | Museum of Climatic Zones in Bremerhaven |
| 2027 | 5 | North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| 2028 | 6 | Bavaria | |
| 2029 | 7 | Baden-Württemberg | |
| 2030 | 8 | Lower Saxony | |
| 2031 | 9 | Hesse | |
| 2032 | 10 | Saxony | |
| 2033 | 11 | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| 2034 | 12 | Berlin | |
| 2035 | 13 | Schleswig-Holstein | |
| 2036 | 14 | Brandenburg | |
| 2037 | 15 | Saxony-Anhalt | |
| 2038 | 16 | Thuringia |
Others
As of 2023, Germany has issued eleven other €2 commemorative coins in addition to those of the "Bundesländer" series:
| Year | Subject |
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| 2007 | 50th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome |
| 2009 | 10th anniversary of the creation of the European Monetary Union |
| 2012 | 10th anniversary of the introduction of the euro |
| 2013 | 50th anniversary of the signing of the Élysée Treaty. Joint issue with France |
| 2015 | 25th anniversary of the reunification of Germany |
| 2015 | 30th anniversary of the flag of Europe being adopted as the flag of the European Union |
| 2018 | 100th anniversary of the birth of Helmut Schmidt |
| 2019 | 30th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall. Joint issue with France |
| 2020 | 50th anniversary of the Kniefall von Warschau |
| 2022 | 35th anniversary of the Erasmus Programme |
| 2023 | 1275th anniversary of the birth of Charlemagne |
| 2024 | 175th anniversary of the Constitution of St. Paul's Church |
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commemorative 2 euro coin of the 10th anniversary of the introduction of the euro, issued in 2012 in Germany
Collector coins
External links
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References
- ↑ "Circulating Mintage quantities". Henning Agt. Retrieved 22 August 2008.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Vom Bundesministerium der Finanzen erteilte Aufträge zur Prägung von Euro-Umlaufmünzen" (PDF). Deutsche Bundesbank Zentralbereich Bargeld. 27 November 2018.
- 1 2 "The Euro – FAQ: Bundesländer Series". 7 April 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2007.
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