Two Euro 2015 Hessen (Hesse), 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 Hessen (Hesse) €2 coin is the tenth 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. Hesse (German: Hessen), is a state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt. With an area of 21,000 square kilometres it ranks seventhy among the sixteen German states. Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Germany's second-largest metropolitan area (after Rhine-Ruhr), is mainly located in Hesse. As a cultural region, Hesse also includes the area known as Rhenish Hesse (Rheinhessen) in the neighbouring state of Rhineland-Palatinate. German Two Euro coins issued in 2015 have now been in circulation for eight years. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Variety | In mint sets, Berlin Mint | |
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| Mintage | Issued: 40,000 (included in total) | |
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2-Euro-Sammlermünzenset 2015 Stempleglanz, Bundesländer - Hessen, mintage 40,000
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| Variety | Proof 2015 A, Berlin Mint | |
| Mintage | Issued: 50,000 (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-Sammlermünzenset 2015 Spiegelglanz, Bundesländer - Hessen, mintage 50,000
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| Variety | In mint sets, Munich Mint | |
| Mintage | Issued: 40,000 (included in total) | |
| In Set |
2-Euro-Sammlermünzenset 2015 Stempleglanz, Bundesländer - Hessen, mintage 40,000
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| Variety | Proof 2015 D, Munich Mint | |
| Mintage | Issued: 50,000 (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-Sammlermünzenset 2015 Spiegelglanz, Bundesländer - Hessen, mintage 50,000
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| Variety | In mint sets, Stuttgart Mint | |
| Mintage | Issued: 40,000 (included in total) | |
| In Set |
2-Euro-Sammlermünzenset 2015 Stempleglanz, Bundesländer - Hessen, mintage 40,000
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| Variety | Proof 2015 F, Stuttgart Mint | |
| Mintage | Issued: 50,000 (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-Sammlermünzenset 2015 Spiegelglanz, Bundesländer - Hessen, mintage 50,000
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| Variety | In mint sets, Karlsruhe Mint | |
| Mintage | Issued: 40,000 (included in total) | |
| In Set |
2-Euro-Sammlermünzenset 2015 Stempleglanz, Bundesländer - Hessen, mintage 40,000
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| Variety | Proof 2015 G, Karlsruhe Mint | |
| Mintage | Issued: 50,000 (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-Sammlermünzenset 2015 Spiegelglanz, Bundesländer - Hessen, mintage 50,000
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| Variety | Mono-metallic error, Karlsruhe Mint | |
| Mintage | Issued: unknown (included in total) | |
| Details | Struck on the wrong planchet, copper-nickel. | |
| Variety | In mint sets, Hamburg Mint | |
| Mintage | Issued: 40,000 (included in total) | |
| In Set |
2-Euro-Sammlermünzenset 2015 Stempleglanz, Bundesländer - Hessen, mintage 40,000
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| Variety | Proof 2015 J, Hamburg Mint | |
| Mintage | Issued: 50,000 (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-Sammlermünzenset 2015 Spiegelglanz, Bundesländer - Hessen, mintage 50,000
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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 | 2015 |
| Symbol | Federal Eagle of Germany |
| Face Value | 2 (x Euro, Germany) |
| Circulation Mintage | 30,200,000 (30.2 million) |
| Total Mintage | 30,450,000 (30.5 million) |
| Current | Yes |
| Material | Bimetallic |
| Designer | Luc Luycx, Heinz Hoyer |
| 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 | RMKG-OZAC-XKGM-ENXQ |
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| Source | Reference ID |
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| Schön, Weltmünzkatalog | Schön# 322 |
| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Germany KM# 336 |