2 euro GERMANY (2010) Bremen

right from the centre the Roland Statue, in the background the City Hall of Bremen; lower: BREMEN; at the edge a ring of twelve five-pointed stars - symbol of the European Union; at the top most star a letter: D (DEUTSCHLAND - Germany); the bottom most star divides the year of issue: 2010

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)

29 I 2010

circulating

Bodo Broschat (initials BB above the year of issue 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 at Roland's sword on the obverse)

	A	D	F	G	J
2010	6 000 000 + 53 800 * + 45 000 **	6 300 000 + 46 800 * + 45 000 **	7 200 000 + 46 800 * + 45 000 **	4 200 000 + 46 800 * + 45 000 **	6 300 000 + 46 800 * + 45 000 **

^* 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 City Hall (Bremer Rathaus) and a Statue of Knight Roland (Bremer Roland), both from 15th century were chosen the most characteristic for the Bremen state.


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