Germany 2020 50th anniversary of the Warsaw Genuflection (any random mint)
50th anniversary of the
Warsaw Genuflection
The design shows Brandt, who was the chancellor
of Germany at that time, keeling before the Monument to the Ghetto Heroes in
Warsaw in a gesture of humility. Yhe Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of 1943 is evoked
by the composition’s powerful imagery. Traced in extremely fine relief, the
design pictures compelling symbols: a seven-branched menorah, the ghetto
victims, as well as the genuflection. The inner part of the coin also features
the artist’s initials (top), the mint mark of the respective mint (‘A’, ‘D’, ‘F’,
‘G’ or ‘J’), the year, ‘2020’ (centre left), Germany’s issuing country code,
‘D’ (bottom right), and the lettering ‘50 JAHRE KNIEFALL VON WARSCHAU’. The
coin’s outer ring bears the 12 stars of the European flag.
Five coins of different mints - A, D, F, G, J:
2022 A (Berlin mint Staatliche
Münze Berlin)
2022 D (Munich mint Bavarian State Mint)
2022 F (Staatliche mint Staatliche Münzen Baden-Württemberg) *
2022 G (Karlsruhe mint Staatliche Münzen Baden-Württemberg) *
2022 J (Hamburg mint Hamburgische Münze)
*The mint was founded in 1998 as a result of the merger of the Karlsruhe and Stuttgart Mints. Despite the merger, two previously separate mints had retained their respective mintmarks: "F" – "Stuttgart" and "G" – "Karlsruhe"
Weight - 8.5 g.
Quality - UNC (Uncirculated), random mint
Diameter - 25.75 mm.
Composition - Bimetallic - nickel brass
clad nickel center in copper-nickel ring
Circulation - 30'000'000 pcs.
Country of origin - Germany
Year of release - 2020
