2 euro GERMANY (2007) Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

in the centre the castle of Schwerin; lower in two lines: MECKLENBURG - / VORPOMMERN; along the bottom edge: BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND (Federal Republic of Germany); along the top edge year of issue: 2007 divides twelve five-pointed stars - symbol of the European Union

left from the centre face value: 2, on the right inscription: EURO; in the background of the inscription a map of Europe; in the background of the map vertically six parallel lines ending on both sides with five-pointed stars (the reverse is common for all euro coins)

reeded with concave inscription: (unity and justice and liberty and eagle from German Coat of Arms)

2 II 2007

circulating

Heinz Hoyer (initials HH below VORPOMMERN on the obverse), Luc Luycx (initials LL below letter 'O' in EURO on the reverse)

(A) Staatliche Münze Berlin (The State Mint Berlin), Berlin;
(D) Bayerisches Hauptmünzamt (The Bavarian Main Mint), Munich;
(F) Staatliche Münzen Baden-Württemberg (State Mints of Baden-Wuerttemberg), Stuttgart;
(G) Staatliche Münzen Baden-Württemberg (State Mints of Baden-Wuerttemberg), Karlsruhe;
(J) Hamburgische Münze (The Hamburg Mint), Hamburg

(relevant mint mark left from the gate on the obverse)

	A	D	F	G	J
2007	1 040 000 + 90 000 * + 53 000 **	11 840 000 + 90 000 * + 53 000 **	11 850 000 + 90 000 * + 53 000 **	4 200 000 + 90 000 * + 53 000 **	1 070 000 + 90 000 * + 53 000 **

^* in annual sets
^** in commemorative blisters

 States of Germany - a series of commemorative German 2 euro coins:

	2 EURO (2006) Schleswig-Holstein
	2 EURO (2007) Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
	2 EURO (2008) Hamburg; also struck by accident with the old reverse
	2 EURO (2009) Saarland
	2 EURO (2010) Bremen
	2 EURO (2011) North Rhein - Westphalia
	2 EURO (2012) Bavaria
	2 EURO (2013) Baden-Württemberg

This coin belongs to the series promoting federal states of Germany. The castle of Schwerin was chosen the most characteristic for the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state. It was constructed on a lake-island and used to be home to dukes and grand dukes of Mecklenburg. Today it hosts the parliament of the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state.


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