Germany 2 Euro 2019 Fall of the Berlin Wall Coloured

The Berlin Wall is probably the most famous border that Europe has ever known. The Wall separated West Berlin and East Berlin and was more than 45 kilometres long. When the Second World War was over Berlin was divided into four occupation zones. Russia was given control of one of these four zones to manage, the other countries that were allocated zones were France, Britain and the United States. West Berlin wanted to introduce a new currency, the Deutsche Mark. The currency was introduced to prevent a new wave of inflation and to stop the black trade. Russia absolutely did not agree with this and saw it as a threat. It was decided to build a wall to protect this new currency. To commemorate the fall of the Berlin Wall, Germany and France have decided to jointly issue a special 2 Euro coin. On the face of this coloured 2 Euro coin the first demolished part of the wall, from which doves of peace fly into the free world, is symbolically depicted. At the top of the coin a person is shown, full of joy, standing in front of the Bundesrat, with hands in the air. On the left side of the coin is the text '30 Jahre Mauerfall' (30 Years Fall of the Wall). This coloured coin is pac ked in a coin capsule.