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  • 2 Euro 2015, KM# 337, Germany, Federal Republic, 25th Anniversary of the German Unity
  • 2 Euro 2015, KM# 337, Germany, Federal Republic, 25th Anniversary of the German Unity
Description

The German reunification was the process in 1990 in which the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) joined the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) to form the reunited nation of Germany. The end of the unification process is officially referred to as German unity, celebrated on 3 October (German Unity Day). Following German reunification, Berlin was once again designated as the capital of united Germany.

Obverse

Depicts people in the foreground, who embody a new beginning and the advance towards a better future, are standing in front of the Brandenburg Gate, the symbol of German unity. The rendering of the statement Wir sind ein Volk ("we are one people") – a collective expression of will by German citizens – represents the path forwards towards German reunification. The inner part also features the mint mark of the respective mint (A for Berlin, D for Munich, F for Stuttgart, G for Karlsruhe, J for Hamburg) as well as the issuing country's country code "D" and the engraver's mark (the initials "BW" - Bernd Wendhut). The outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

25 JAHRE DEUTSCHE EINHEIT 2015
D
WIR SIND EIN VOLK
WIR SIND EIN VOLK
WIR SIND EIN VOLK
D BW

Reverse

A geographical map of Western Europe spans the outer ring and inner core on the right side of the coin. The inscription 2 EURO is superimposed over the map of Europe, with the numeral “2” located in an open field representing the eastern Atlantic Ocean.

12 stars are located on the right side of the outer ring, with six stars atop the map of Europe and six stars below it; six vertical stripes cut across the inner core of the coin, visually connecting the upper and lower star segments.

Luc Luycx, a designer at the Royal Belgian Mint, designed the Euro’s common reverse; his initials, LL, are seen on the right side of the design, just under the “O” in “EURO.”

2 EURO
LL

Edge

UNITY AND JUSTICE AND FREEDOM in German, Germany's national motto and the beginning of Germany's national anthem, followed by the Federal Eagle

EINIGKEIT UND RECHT UND FREIHEIT

Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Circulating)
Material Bi-Metallic
Ring Cupronickel
Center Nickel Brass
Weight 8.5 g
Diameter 25.75 mm
Thickness 2.2 mm
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Mints
Bavarian Central Mint (D)
Berlin State Mint (A)
Hamburg Mint (J)
Karlsruhe State Mint (G)
Stuttgart State Mint (F)

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