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CC 78 2010
Blister pack
BU
Blister pack BU
Germany · Bremen, Rathaus with Roland
Mintage45,000
Issue price€16.00
Issue date29 Jan 2010
PackagingBlister pack
Edge letteringEINIGKEIT UND RECHT UND FREIHEIT + Federal Eagle
Market price€29.00
Varieties
1Germany, A · A · Mint mark A · BU · Blister pack · Mintage 45,000
Issue occasion
The commemorative coin is dedicated to Bremen. The design shows Bremen Town Hall with the Roland statue in the foreground, as well as the city name “BREMEN”; below it are the initials of the artist Bodo Broschat. The outer ring of the coin bears the twelve stars of the European flag.
The design
The coin’s inner part shows the Bremer Rathaus with the Roland statue in the foreground. The name of the city, “BREMEN”, is embossed at the bottom right, and the mint mark of the respective mint — A, D, F, G or J — at the top left. The artist’s initials, Bodo Broschat, appear below the design.
On the outer ring of the coin, the symbol of the issuing country, “D”, at the top and the year “2010” at the bottom are embossed between the twelve stars of the European flag.
On the outer ring of the coin, the symbol of the issuing country, “D”, at the top and the year “2010” at the bottom are embossed between the twelve stars of the European flag.
Background on the topic
The issue belongs to the German 2-euro series “Bundesländer”, which began in 2006. In this series, the state holding the presidency of Bundesrat at the beginning of the respective year of issue is featured each year. During the 2009/2010 term of office, Bremen provided the President of Bundesrat, Mayor Jens Böhrnsen. The coin therefore does not refer to an anniversary, but to Bremen’s status as one of the 16 states of the Federal Republic. The state of Freie Hansestadt Bremen comprises the cities of Bremen and Bremerhaven.
Bremer Rathaus was built from 1405 to 1410 as the seat of the council. Its construction expressed the political self-understanding of the city’s citizens, who increasingly regulated their affairs independently in opposition to ecclesiastical and secular claims to authority. At the beginning of the 17th century, under the direction of the master builder Lüder von Bentheim, the building received its richly articulated façade in the Weser Renaissance style. To this day, the Rathaus serves as the seat of the Senate and the mayor.
Bremer Roland was erected in 1404. The stone figure, over five metres high, depicts the follower of Charlemagne known from medieval traditions. In the cities of the Holy Roman Empire, Roland figures became symbols of urban rights, particularly freedom of the market and jurisdiction. In Bremen, the figure therefore embodies the city’s claimed freedom and self-government. The shield and sword emphasise this legal and political significance.
Rathaus and Roland stand together on the market square, the historic centre of public life. Since 2004, they have been part of the UNESCO World Heritage. The decisive factor was their exceptionally cohesive combination as evidence of civic autonomy and urban constitutional development. For the Bundesländer series, this ensemble was therefore suitable as an indication of Bremen’s long tradition as a free city and its statehood, which continues to this day within German federalism.
Bremer Rathaus was built from 1405 to 1410 as the seat of the council. Its construction expressed the political self-understanding of the city’s citizens, who increasingly regulated their affairs independently in opposition to ecclesiastical and secular claims to authority. At the beginning of the 17th century, under the direction of the master builder Lüder von Bentheim, the building received its richly articulated façade in the Weser Renaissance style. To this day, the Rathaus serves as the seat of the Senate and the mayor.
Bremer Roland was erected in 1404. The stone figure, over five metres high, depicts the follower of Charlemagne known from medieval traditions. In the cities of the Holy Roman Empire, Roland figures became symbols of urban rights, particularly freedom of the market and jurisdiction. In Bremen, the figure therefore embodies the city’s claimed freedom and self-government. The shield and sword emphasise this legal and political significance.
Rathaus and Roland stand together on the market square, the historic centre of public life. Since 2004, they have been part of the UNESCO World Heritage. The decisive factor was their exceptionally cohesive combination as evidence of civic autonomy and urban constitutional development. For the Bundesländer series, this ensemble was therefore suitable as an indication of Bremen’s long tradition as a free city and its statehood, which continues to this day within German federalism.