Germany, 2 euro
Bi-metallic, 25.75 mm., 8.5 g.
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30 years of the fall of the Berlin Wall
Obverse
Thirty years ago, the Berlin Wall fell. Beyond the impact on German society, it was an event
with global consequences. On 9 November 1989, this occasion marks the end of the cold war and announces an
appeasement after several decades of international tensions. At the European level, it is the first step towards the
reunification of one of the leading countries of the European Union. This major change was after materialised by the
Moscow Treaty of which France was a signatory. The European Union welcomed then 16 million new citizens in just one
year; almost the structural and economic effect of welcoming a new country!
The design represents the Berlin Wall, opened in its centre, letting the doves (allegories of the international appeasement),
and the jubilant crowd pass. In the background, the Brandenburg Gate, Berlin’s symbol par excellence, is represented. The
mention ‘30 Jahre Mauerfall’ (30 years of the fall of the Berlin Wall) is inscribed on one side of the wall. At the bottom of
the design is the year of issuance ‘2019’ and at its right the indication of the issuing country ‘D’.
The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.
Lettering:
30 JAHRE MAUERFALL
A (D,F,G,J)
2019
D
Engraver: Joaquin Jimenez
Reverse
A map, next to the face value, shows the European continent without borders.
Lettering:
2 EURO
LL
Engraver: Luc Luycx
Edge
Reeded with inscription
Lettering: EINIGKEIT UND RECHT UND FREIHEIT
Comments
NOTE: Mintmark indicates
A - Berlin
D - Munich
F - Stuttgart
G - Karlsruhe
J - Hamburg
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