Germany 2012 A D F G J Neuschwanstein Castle

Neuschwanstein Castle

Neuschwanstein Castle is a 19th-century Romanesque Revival palace on a rugged hill above the village of Hohenschwangau near Fussen in southwest Bavaria, Germany. The palace was commissioned by Ludwig II of Bavaria as a retreat and as a homage to Richard Wagner.

The palace was intended as a personal refuge for the reclusive king, but it was opened to the paying public immediately after his death in 1886. Since then over 60 million people have visited Neuschwanstein Castle. More than 1.3 million people visit annually, with up to 6,000 per day in the summer. The palace has appeared prominently in several movies and was the inspiration for Disneyland's Sleeping Beauty Castle and later, similar structures.

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) all mints
Diameter - 25.75 mm.
Composition - Bimetallic - nickel brass clad nickel center in copper-nickel ring
Circulation - 6'300'000 pcs.
Country of origin - Germany
Year of release - 2012