Germany

Commemorative coin

2006

Schleswig - Holstein " Holstentor "

(Part of the National series " Lander’-series I ")

Official Journal of the European Union

The inner part of the coin shows a representation of the ‘Holstentor’, the landmark gate of the town of Lübeck. The word ‘Schleswig-Holstein’ appears underneath the gate at the bottom of the inner part. The engraver's initials ‘HH’ are depicted on the right hand side of the design. One of the letters ‘A’, ‘D’, ‘F’, ‘G’ or ‘J’ appears as the mintmark on the left hand side of the design. Twelve stars form a semicircle on the upper part of the outer ring, interrupted by the year of mintage ‘2006’ at the top of the coin. The words ‘Bundesrepublik Deutschland’ form a semicircle on the lower part of the outer ring.

Additional information

The late Gothic Holstentor, built between 1464 and 1478 and completely restored around 1871, is shown with its façade facing the Holstentorplatz, looking towards the city. As one of the two still existing gates of the medieval town fortification, it is since 1987 together with the old town of the Hanseatic city of Lübeck UNESCO world cultural heritage.

Edge lettering

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