2-Euro-Sammlermünzenset 2014 Spiegelglanz, Bundesländer - Niedersachsen, Coin Set from Germany - detailed information

Since 2006, Germany has issued a special 2 Euro coin from a Bundesland (province) every year, depicting an important object from that region. The theme of the 2014 German 2 Euro is the state of Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony).

Lower Saxony (German: Niedersachsen) is a German state (Land) situated in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with 47,624 km2 among the 16 Länder federated as the Federal Republic of Germany. Lower Saxony's major cities and economic centres are mainly situated in its central and southern parts, namely Hanover, Braunschweig, Osnabrück, Wolfsburg, Salzgitter, Hildesheim, and Göttingen. The €2 coin features Saint Michael's Church in Hildesheim.

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.