Germany

Commemorative coin

2007

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania " Schwerin Castle "

(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 Schwerin Castle. The word ‘Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ’is inscribed underneath the castle and the engraver's initials ‘HH ’appear at the bottom of the inner part of the coin. One of the letters ‘A’, ‘D’, ‘F’, ‘G ’or ‘J ’appears as the mintmark above the design. Twelve stars form a semicircle on the upper part of the outer ring, interrupted by the year of mintage ‘2007 ’at the top of the coin. The words ‘Bundesrepublik Deutschland ’form a semicircle on the lower part of the outer ring.

Additional information

The House of Mecklenburg, a dynasty of dukes and grand dukes, which emerged from the Abodrites, ruled over Mecklenburg and later Mecklenburg-Schwerin from 1131 to 1918. Schwerin Castle, a building that has evolved historically over a thousand years, is situated on an island in the town of Schwerin. In 1845-1857 a major reconstruction in the neo-renaissance style took place under the direction of Georg Adolf Demmler and the participation of Gottfried Semper and Friedrich August Stüler. The latter designed the dome, which is crowned by a statue of Archangel Michael. Beneath the front façade is the equestrian statue of Prince Niklot (≈1100-1160), the progenitor of the dukes and grand dukes of Mecklenburg. The coin shows the castle, also called Neuschwanstein of the North, which is today the seat of the state parliament.

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