This set is the first release in the Bundesländer II series, continuing the Bundesländer (Federal States) series issued since 2006 in which Germany has issued a special 2 Euro coin from a Bundesland (province) every year. The theme of the 2023 German 2 Euro is the city- state of Hamburg, with an obverse (national) side depicting the Elbphilharmonie concert hall building.
Hamburg, officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (German: Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg), is the second-largest city in Germany after Berlin. The city lies on the River Elbe and two of its tributaries, the River Alster and the River Bille. One of Germany's 16 federated states, Hamburg is surrounded by Schleswig-Holstein to the north and Lower Saxony to the south.
Germany has five mints which strike circulation coins; they are distinguished by their mint marks - A for Berlin, D for Munich, F for Stuttgart, G for Karlsruhe and J for Hamburg. The set contains five coins with the same design, each struck by a different mint and with its respective mint mark. The quality is proof, which in German is called Spiegelglanz. |
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