Germany 2011-A 20 euro

Sincona sale 39, lot 3563

The specimen shown is an example of a type struck in Munich for Germany. Germany began minting euros in 2002. This specimen was lot 3563 in Sincona sale 39 (Zurich, May 2017), where it sold for 150 CHF (about US$180 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Bundesrepublik Deutschland, 20 Euro 2011 A. Berlin Deutscher Wald. Buche. FDC. (federal republic of Germany, twenty euro of 2011, Berlin, on German forests; the beech tree. Uncirculated.)"

Other twenty euro honoring German forest trees were issued in 2010 (oak), 2012 (spruce), 2013 (pine), 2014 (chestnut) and 2015 (linden). 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: 40,000.

Specification: 3.89 g, 0.999 fine gold, 17.5 mm diameter, this specimen 3.88 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-3891, J. 562, KM 303.

Source:

• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
• ^[1]Jürg Richter, Auction 39, World coins and medals, coins and medals from Switzerland, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2017.

Link to:

• 2011-A 5 cent
• 2011-D 2 euro
• Lithuania 2011 50 litu
• Coins and currency dated 2011
• return to coins of Germany