Two Euro 2008 Hamburg, Coin from Germany - detailed information
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The Two Euro coin (€2.00) is a circulating bi-metallic coin made of two alloys: the inner part of nickel brass, the outer part of copper-nickel. Like all the common circulation coins (from 1 cent to €2), the denomination is issued by the separate countries in the Eurozone and is legal tender in all of them, irrespective of which country has issued it. The denomination was introduced in 2002, when Germany retired the German Mark currency and introduced the Euro. The coins have a common reverse designed by Luc Luycx in 1999 which shows a map of the European Union; it was changed in 2007 to reflect the enlargement of the Union. Each country has its own national obverse; the German regular obverse features the German Federal Eagle. The €2 is also the only denomination in which circulating commemorative Euro coins are issued; these are also legal tender in all countries of the Eurozone, no matter which country issued them; commemoratives of other denominations are only legal tender in the issuing country. The number of commemorative coins is limited to two (before 2012 to one) per country per year (in addition to any common issue) and to 5 percent of the total mintage output. Given that the reverse is fixed, the commemorative designs are always on the obverse. The Hamburg €2 coin is the third issue in the series called Die 16 Bundesländer der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (The 16 States of the Federal Republic of Germany). The year in which the coin for a specific state is issued coincides with that state's Presidency of the Bundesrat. 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. German Two Euro coins issued in 2008 have now been in circulation for 15 years. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Variety | In mint sets, Berlin Mint | |
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| Mintage | Issued: 130,000 (included in total) | |
| In Set |
2-Euro-Gedenkmünzenset 2008 Stempelglanz, Bundesländer - Hamburg, mintage 80,000
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| Variety | Proof 2008 A, Berlin Mint | |
| Mintage | Issued: 125,000 (included in total) | |
| Details | Proof coins ("PP" from "Polierte Platte" in German) in the year's "A" proof sets from the Berlin Mint. | |
| In Set |
2-Euro-Gedenkmünzenset 2008 Spiegelglanz, Bundesländer - Hamburg, mintage 70,000
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| Variety | In mint sets, Munich Mint | |
| Mintage | Issued: 130,000 (included in total) | |
| In Set |
2-Euro-Gedenkmünzenset 2008 Stempelglanz, Bundesländer - Hamburg, mintage 80,000
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| Variety | Proof 2008 D, Munich Mint | |
| Mintage | Issued: 125,000 (included in total) | |
| Details | Proof coins ("PP" from "Polierte Platte" in German) in the year's "D" proof sets from the Bavarian Central Mint - Munich. | |
| In Set |
2-Euro-Gedenkmünzenset 2008 Spiegelglanz, Bundesländer - Hamburg, mintage 70,000
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| Variety | Old reverse mule, Stuttgart Mint | |
| Mintage | Issued: 600,000 (included in total) | |
| Details | A "mule" with the old reverse (map of Europe as shown between 200 and 2007). After making 600,000 coins with the old reverse die, the mint realised the error and issued its remaining allocation of 9,000,000 with the correct reverse | |
| Variety | In mint sets, Stuttgart Mint | |
| Mintage | Issued: 130,000 (included in total) | |
| In Set |
2-Euro-Gedenkmünzenset 2008 Stempelglanz, Bundesländer - Hamburg, mintage 80,000
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| Variety | Proof 2008 F, Stuttgart Mint | |
| Mintage | Issued: 125,000 (included in total) | |
| Details | Proof coins ("PP" from "Polierte Platte" in German) in the year's "F" proof sets from the State Mints of Baden-Württemberg - Stuttgart. | |
| In Set |
2-Euro-Gedenkmünzenset 2008 Spiegelglanz, Bundesländer - Hamburg, mintage 70,000
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| Variety | In mint sets, Karlsruhe Mint | |
| Mintage | Issued: 130,000 (included in total) | |
| In Set |
2-Euro-Gedenkmünzenset 2008 Stempelglanz, Bundesländer - Hamburg, mintage 80,000
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| Variety | Proof 2008 G, Karlsruhe Mint | |
| Mintage | Issued: 125,000 (included in total) | |
| Details | Proof coins ("PP" from "Polierte Platte" in German) in the year's "G" proof sets from the State Mints of Baden-Württemberg - Karlsruhe. | |
| In Set |
2-Euro-Gedenkmünzenset 2008 Spiegelglanz, Bundesländer - Hamburg, mintage 70,000
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| Variety | In mint sets, Hamburg Mint | |
| Mintage | Issued: 130,000 (included in total) | |
| In Set |
2-Euro-Gedenkmünzenset 2008 Stempelglanz, Bundesländer - Hamburg, mintage 80,000
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| Variety | Proof 2008 J, Hamburg Mint | |
| Mintage | Issued: 125,000 (included in total) | |
| Details | Proof coins ("PP" from "Polierte Platte" in German) in the year's "J" proof sets from the Hamburg Mint. | |
| In Set |
2-Euro-Gedenkmünzenset 2008 Spiegelglanz, Bundesländer - Hamburg, mintage 70,000
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| Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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| Deutsche Bundesbank | Mintage | link |
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| Country | Germany |
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| Currency | Euro, Germany |
| Coin Type | Two Euro Commemorative |
| Issued | 2008 |
| Symbol | Federal Eagle of Germany |
| Face Value | 2 (x Euro, Germany) |
| Circulation Mintage | 31,250,000 (31.3 million) |
| Total Mintage | 31,875,000 (31.9 million) |
| Current | Yes |
| Material | Bimetallic |
| Designer | Luc Luycx, Erich Ott |
| Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal Alignment (Axis 0) |
| Size | 25.7500 mm |
| Thickness | 2.200 mm |
| Mass | 8.5000 g |
| OCC ID | PMVR-EAPC-RBKB-ONQG |
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| Source | Reference ID |
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| Schön, Weltmünzkatalog | Schön# 262 |
| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Germany KM# 261, KM# A261 (mule) |