2 euro GERMANY (2011) North Rhein - Westphalia

in the centre the Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom); lower in two lines: NORDRHEIN - / WESTFALEN (North Rhein - Westphalia); 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: 2011

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)

28 I 2011

circulating

Heinz Hoyer (initials HH right from the cathedral 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 right from cathedral's towers on the obverse)

	A	D	F	G	J
2011	6 000 000 + 48 000 * + 47 000 **	6 300 000 + 44 000 * + 47 000 **	7 200 000 + 44 000 * + 47 000 **	4 200 000 + 44 000 * + 47 000 **	6 300 000 + 44 000 * + 47 000 **

^* 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 Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom) was chosen the most characteristic for the Nordrhein-Westfalen state. A construction of the cathedral began in 1248 and lasted more than 600 years. Due to its 154-metre towers it was the highest building in the world until 1884. Today it is a seat of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cologne.


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