Germany 2 Euro 2017 Rhineland Palatinate - Porta Nigra set of 5 Coins

Since 2006, Germany annually produces a special 2 Euromunt of a Bundesland (province) depicting an important object of that Bundesland. 2017 sees the turn... Read more
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Additional Information

SKU DE17-2EURO4
Theme Rheinland Pfalz - Porta Nigra
Worth 2 euro
Metal Koper-nikkel-messing
Country Germany
Quality UNC
Circulation 30.000.000
Year 2017
Weight 8,5 gram
Diameter 25,75
Category Special 2 euro coins

Product Description

Since 2006, Germany annually produces a special 2 Euromunt of a Bundesland (province) depicting an important object of that Bundesland. 2017 sees the turn of Bundesland Rhineland Palatinate and the coin shows the Porta Nigra (Black Gate) in Trier. Rheinland Pfalz was created in 1946 as a Bundesland. It has an area of approximately 20,000 sq.km. which is about half the size of the Netherlands and about 1.5 times as large as Flanders. Rhineland-Palatinate is located in the south-east of Germany, has about 4 million inhabitants, and the capital is Mainz. On the coin is an image of the Porta Nigra in Trier. This is the best-preserved Roman city gate north of the Alps and has been on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1986. It was the Northern City Gate. The German coins are struck in five different places, which are indicated by different letters. The mint where the coin was struck is represented as a letter on the left side of the coin at the 9-o'clock position. At the bottom of the coin one is the letter D, which represents the German (Deutschland) country name. To the right of the coin are the letters CH, which are the initials of the coin designer, the Hamburg artist Frantisek Chocola. The German coins are struck in five different places. This is indicated by a letter. The five mints with the corresponding cities are: A = Berlin, D = Munich, F = Stuttgart, G = Karlsruhe and J = Hamburg. The mint letter is printed at the nine o'clock position. It is somewhat confusing that the letter D is printed at the 6 o-c lock position, this is the abbreviation of Germany (for Deutschland). The coins are packed in printed Light House Coin Holders.