Germany 2002-F 10 cent

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The specimen shown is an example of a type struck in Stuttgart for Germany. Germany began minting euros in 2002. The Berlin Wall formerly passed through the Brandenburg Gate, which also appears on the German twenty and fifty cent. To this writer's knowledge, Germany is the only country in Europe still operating branch mints; A - Berlin; D - Munich; F - Stuttgart; G - Karlsruhe and J - Hamburg.

Recorded mintage: 788,860,000 plus 130,000 proofs.

Specification: 4 g, brass, 19.7 mm diameter. Obv: Brandenburg Gate by Reinhard Heinsdorff; Rev: Denomination and map by Luc Luycx; Edge: Reeded.

Catalog reference: KM 210.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.

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