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O nouă monedă comemorativă din Germania - 23.11.2023

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Germany culminates its 2023 numismatic issues with a nod to Christmas, which is already approaching by leaps and bounds. Today, November 23, a collector's coin with a face of 25 euros has been issued under the name "Erzgebirgischer Schwibbogen" (Erzgebirge Candle Arch), a traditional German Christmas decoration.

Belonging to a series of coins that began in 2021, this new piece is dedicated to one of the most important holidays in Christianity, deeply rooted in German culture and customs. The Erzgebirge Candle Arch is a Christmas object fitted with candles that was first made in the 18th century and was initially used in a mining context. Today, it is considered an integral part of the traditional Christmas in the Ore Mountains of Saxony, but it has also become known far beyond the Ore Mountains, even internationally.


The coin was designed by artist Reinhard Eiber. The main element of the coin is the image is a wooden candle arch from 1925, which shows motifs of the living room with preparations for Christmas Eve. The emblem of the two miners with Saxon swords, mallets and iron refers to the use of candle arches in a mining context.


The reverse shows an eagle symbol of the German state, the legend “BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND” (Federal Republic of Germany), the face value number “25” and the denomination, the mint mark “G” of the Karlsruhe Mint , the year 2023 and the twelve European stars.

The coin has a diameter of 30 mm, a weight of 22 g and is struck in 999 silver.

The total mintage of the coin is approximately 700,000 pieces. From today the coin is available in uncirculated quality at a face value of 25 euros in branches of the Deutsche Bundesbank and also in many German banks and savings banks. The coin is also issued in Proof quality for 46 euros in Germany, it comes presented in a wallet. The coin capsule has a hole so that the coin can be hung on the Christmas tree, for example.

 

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