10 euro silver commemorative coins 2006

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10 euro silver commemorative coins 2006

In 2006, five Sterling silver (925/1000) 10 euro commemorative coins will be issued.

• 250th Birthday of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

  

  The image side depicts a portrait of Mozart, which is clearly illustrated and identifiable. The portrait’s highly dynamic expression, which is also reflected in the design of the German eagle on the value side, is impressive. The integration in the typography and design of the value side produces a contemporary and original graphical solution.

  Issue limit:	300,000 (mint gloss condition), 1,600,000 (standard coinage)
  Issue date:	January 2, 2006
  Mint:	Bavarian State Mint, Munich (Bayerisches Hauptmünzamt, München)
  Mint mark:	D
  Weight:	18 g
  Material:	Sterling silver (alloy 925 Ag)
  Edge lettering:	MOZART – DIE WELT HAT EINEN SINN (MOZART – THE WORLD HAS MEANING)
  Artist:	Jordi Regel
  Sales price:	(Mint gloss) €15 plus postage and packaging

• 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany – 4th Issue 2006

  

  The image side of the coin depicts the Brandenburg Gate on a football in front of the globe. This symbolizes the unifying importance of the sport between Germany and the world.

  Issue limit:	400,000 (mint gloss condition), 4,000,000 (standard coinage)
  Issue date:	February 9, 2006
  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

• 225th Birthday of Karl Friedrich Schinkel

  

  The image side is made up of two elements: A kneeling male nude, placing a plumb line over a masonry wall; beneath this, in a separate section, the inscription in Roman type with the words: KARL FRIEDRICH SCHINKEL 1781 - 1841. The figural motif of the image side is taken from Schinkel’s relief slabs from the Berlin Bauakademie. It visualizes Schinkel’s program of education in architecture. The division of the value side corresponds very well to that of the image side. It features the classical coin eagle in a rich but very fine design with clear arrangement of the circumscription and the numbers. Overall this is a very successful design, which communicates much of Schinkel’s artistic body of thought through its precise design. It encourages the observer to independently reflect on Schinkel’s work. The artistic and technical execution is outstanding.

  Issue limit:	300,000 (mint gloss condition), 1,600,000 (standard coinage)
  Issue date:	March 2, 2006
  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:	DER MENSCH BILDE SICH IN ALLEM SCHÖN (PEOPLE LEARN IN ALL THAT IS BEAUTIFUL)
  Artist:	Axel Bertram
  Sales price:	(Mint gloss) €15 plus postage and packaging

• 800 Years of Dresden

  

  The artist has handled the theme of the “800 Years of Dresden” very well. In the realistic development of the motif, the historic buildings that characterize the urban landscape are shown in a very successful combination with the river. At the same time, the artist was able to include the city’s destruction and reconstruction, which are part of its legend, in the reflection in the river in the center of the coin. The German eagle on the value side is artistically successful and harmonizes with the image side.

  Issue limit:	300,000 (mint gloss condition), 1,600,000 (standard coinage)
  Issue date:	August 24, 2006
  Mint:	Berlin State Mint (Staatliche Münze Berlin)
  Mint mark:	A
  Weight:	18 g
  Material:	Sterling silver (alloy 925 Ag)
  Edge lettering:	1206 1485 1547 1697 1832 1945 1989 2006
  Artist:	Heinz Hoyer
  Sales price:	(Mint gloss) €15 plus postage and packaging

• 650th Anniversary of the Hanseatic League of Cities

  

  The design impresses with its clear and easily comprehensible implementation of the theme. The use of additional design elements, such as people, architecture, water, extends the motif of the cog in a way that corresponds to the dynamics and vitality of the Hanseatic League and reflects the current development of Europe out of the past. The composition and design of the eagle side harmonizes with the image side in an ideal manner.

  Issue limit:	300,000 (mint gloss condition), 1,600,000 (standard coinage)
  Issue date:	September 7, 2006
  Mint:	Hamburg Mint (Hamburgische Münze)
  Mint mark:	J
  Weight:	18 g
  Material:	Sterling silver (alloy 925 Ag)
  Edge lettering:	WANDEL DURCH HANDEL – VON DER HANSE NACH EUROPA (EVOLUTION THROUGH TRADE – FROM THE HANSEATIC LEAGUE TO EUROPE)
  Artist:	Erich Ott
  Sales price:	(Mint gloss) €15 plus postage and packaging