Germany 2012 Federal state of Bavaria, Neuschwanstein Castle (any random)
Federal state of Bavaria
Bavaria officially the Free
State of Bavaria is a state in
the south-east of Germany. With an area of 70,550.19 km2 ,Bavaria
is the largest
German state by land area, comprising
roughly a fifth of the total land area of Germany. With over 13 million
inhabitants, it is second in population only
to North Rhine-Westphalia, but due to its large size its population density
is below the German average. Bavaria's main cities are Munich (its
capital and largest city and also the third largest city in Germany),
Nuremberg,
and Augsburg.
The
inner part of the coin, designed by Erich Ott, depicts one of Bavaria’s most
famous landmarks, Neuschwanstein Castle, viewed from the east, with the
gatehouse in the foreground, the romantic towers and turrets of the castle
itself, and the majestic mountains behind. Beneath is the name of the federal
state “BAYERN”. To the right is the mintmark of the respective mint (A, D, F, G
or J) and to the left are the initials of the designer. The outer ring features
the 12 stars of the European Union with a “D” at the top and “2012” at the
bottom, denoting the country and year of issue respectively.
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) A (Berlin mint Staatliche Münze Berlin) coin
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 - 2012
