Germany 2003-D 50 cent

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The specimen shown is an example of a type struck in Munich for Germany 2002-06. Germany began minting euros in 2002. The Berlin Wall formerly passed through the Brandenburg Gate, which also appears on the German twenty 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. This denomination has not been struck for circulation since 2004 but still figures in the collector sets.

Recorded mintage: 70,710,000 plus 75,000 proofs.

Specification: 7.80 g, brass, 24.25 mm diameter. Obv: Brandenburg Gate by Reinhard Heinsdorff; Rev: Denomination and map by Luc Luycx; Edge: Reeded.

Catalog reference: KM 212.

Sources:

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

Link to:

• Germany 2002-A 50 cent
• Germany 2003-G 100 euro
• Germany 2003-J 100 euro
• Coins and currency dated 2003