Vatican city 2014 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall
25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall
The fall of the Berlin Wall on 9 November 1989 was a pivotal event in world history which marked
the falling of the Iron Curtain and one of the series of events that started
the fall of communism in Eastern and Central Europe, preceded by the Solidarity
Movement in Poland.
The design depicts some bricks of the
partially collapsed Berlin Wall in the foreground, with the wording ‘XXV
ANNIVERSARIO DEL CROLLO DEL MURO DI BERLINO 1989 2014’ (25th anniversary of the
fall of the Berlin Wall 1989 2014) written within the bricks. An olive branch
can be seen in the centre, in a gap between the bricks and a piece of barbed
wire, and the Brandenburg Gate appears in the background. At the top, the words
‘CITTA’ DEL VATICANO’ are inscribed. The coin’s outer ring bears the 12 stars
of the European Union.
Weight - 8.5 g.
Quality - UNC (Uncirculated)
Diameter - 25.75 mm.
Composition - Bimetallic - nickel brass clad
nickel center in copper-nickel ring
Circulation - 103'000 pcs.
Country of origin – Vatican City
Year of release - 2014
