10 euro silver commemorative coins 2004

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10 euro silver commemorative coins 2004

• 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany – 2nd Issue

  

  The image side of the football commemorative coin from 2004 depicts a symbolization of the global significance of this sport in the form of a football orbiting the Earth like a satellite.

  Issue limit:	400,000 (mint gloss condition), 4,000,000 (standard coinage)
  Issue date:	February 5, 2004 *
  Mint:	Berlin, Hamburg, Karlsruhe, Stuttgart, Munich
  Mint mark:	A, D, F, G, J – Every coin has all five mint marks on the edge
  Weight:	18 g
  Material:	Sterling silver (alloy 925 Ag)
  Edge lettering:	Die Welt zu Gast bei Freunden (A time to make friends) and the mint mark A D F G J
  Artist:	Image side: Lucia Maria Hardegen, Bonn; Value side: Erich Ott, Munich
  Sales price:	(Mint gloss) €15 plus postage and packaging

• Bauhaus Dessau

  

  The image side combines architectural elements of the Bauhaus building in Dessau (curtainwall facade, building corner) with circular, square and triangular elements, which are an indication of the Bauhaus concept and Bauhaus doctrine. The vertical positioning of the familiar Bauhaus letters successfully rounds off the overall impressions.

  Issue limit:	300,000 (mint gloss condition), 1,800,000 (standard coinage)
  Issue date:	April 7, 2004
  Mint:	Berlin State Mint (Staatliche Münze Berlin)
  Mint mark:	A
  Weight:	18 g
  Material:	Sterling silver (alloy 925 Ag)
  Edge lettering:	KUNST · TECHNIK · LEHRE (ART TECHNOLOGY TEACHING)
  Artist:	Heinz Hoyer, Berlin
  Sales price:	(Mint gloss) €15 plus postage and packaging

• Expansion of the European Union

  

  The image side convincingly portrays the ethos of Europe as a dynamic, politically desired process. Beginning with the Schuman Plan in 1950, it represents the stages of the expansion of the Union by showing the years next to the correspondingly assigned accession countries. The designation of the old and new Member States in their national languages is an expression of the national and cultural variety of Europe, which is summarized graphically. This gives the impression of variety in unity. The formal representation is indicative of a forum and is thus reminiscent of the democratic tradition.

  Issue limit:	300,000 (mint gloss condition), 1,800,000 (standard coinage)
  Issue date:	May 6, 2004
  Mint:	State Mints of Baden-Württemberg, Karlsruhe (Staatliche Münzen Baden-Württemberg, Karlsruhe)
  Mint mark:	G
  Weight:	18 g
  Material:	Sterling silver (alloy 925 Ag)
  Edge lettering:	FREUDE SCHÖNER GÖTTERFUNKEN (JOY, BEAUTIFUL SPARK OF GODS)
  Artist:	Aase Thorsen, Molsberg
  Sales price:	(Mint gloss) €15 plus postage and packaging

• Wadden Sea National Park

  

  The image side depicts the north-west German coast line in combination with a bird migration. The transition from land to sea is visually well illustrated, and the dynamic of the national park is symbolized by the migrating geese. The geographical design of Wadden Sea, with the national park limits, is characterized by great clarity.

  Issue limit:	300,000 (mint gloss condition), 1,800,000 (standard coinage)
  Issue date:	June 3, 2004
  Mint:	Hamburg Mint (Hamburgische Münze)
  Mint mark:	J
  Weight:	18 g
  Material:	Sterling silver (alloy 925 Ag)
  Edge lettering:	MEERESGRUND TRIFFT HORIZONT (WHERE THE SEABED MEETS THE HORIZON)
  Artist:	Dietrich Dorfstecher, Berlin
  Sales price:	(Mint gloss) €15 plus postage and packaging

• 200th Birthday of the Poet Eduard Mörike

  

  The design depicts Eduard Mörike in his later years; the finely psychologizing three-quarter portrait is set in an oval frame, as was usual at the time. The picture frame represents, within the framework of the coin, an image within an image, symbolizing the distance between the poet’s day-to-day life and the work that, for its part, thrives on the perceived distance.

  Issue limit:	300,000 (mint gloss condition), 1,800,000 (standard coinage)
  Issue date:	September 9, 2004
  Mint:	State Mints of Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart (Staatliche Münzen Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart)
  Mint mark:	F
  Weight:	18 g
  Material:	Sterling silver (alloy 925 Ag)
  Edge lettering:	OHNE DAS SCHÖNE · WAS SOLL DER GEWINN (WITHOUT BEAUTY WHAT IS THERE TO GAIN)
  Artist:	Erich Ott, Munich
  Sales price:	(Mint gloss) €15 plus postage and packaging

• Columbus – Europe’s laboratory for the International Space Station ISS

  

  In the foreground of the image side, we can see the European Columbus module, visibly coupled to the international space station. The background depicts the Earth with the continent of Europe, highlighting the European contribution to the space station. The view from space is impressive, expressing the drama of this modern journey of discovery.

  Issue limit:	300,000 (mint gloss condition), 1,800,000 (standard coinage)
  Issue date:	November 4, 2004
  Mint:	Bavarian State Mint, Munich (Bayerisches Hauptmünzamt, München)
  Mint mark:	D
  Weight:	18 g
  Material:	Sterling silver (alloy 925 Ag)
  Edge lettering:	RAUMFAHRT VERBINDET DIE WELT (SPACE TRAVEL UNITES THE WORLD)
  Artist:	František Chochola, Hamburg
  Sales price:	(Mint gloss) €15 plus postage and packaging