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2 euro series Germany: Federal States

The German States series is the first and best-known German €2 commemorative coin series: from 2006 to 2022, a coin was issued each year featuring a landmark of the federal state holding the presidency of the Bundesrat at the time – from the Holsten Gate in Lübeck to Wartburg Castle near Eisenach.

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676 Coins 618 issued

CC	Year / Country	Design	Issue	Mintage	Editions
CC 15	2006 · Germany	Schleswig-Holstein, Holsten Gate	3 Feb 2006	31,500,630	5
CC 23	2007 · Germany	Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Schwerin Palace	2 Feb 2007	31,245,630	5
CC 42	2008 · Germany	Hamburg, St. Michael's Church	1 Feb 2008	30,513,630	7
CC 69	2009 · Germany	Saarland, Ludwigskirche	6 Feb 2009	30,940,630	5
CC 78	2010 · Germany	Bremen, town hall with Roland	29 Jan 2010	30,925,630	5
CC 91	2011 · Germany	North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne Cathedral	28 Jan 2011	30,925,000	5
CC 124	2012 · Germany	Bavaria, Neuschwanstein Castle	3 Feb 2012	30,883,000	5
CC 137	2013 · Germany	Baden-Württemberg, Maulbronn Monastery	1 Feb 2013	30,845,000	5
CC 159	2014 · Germany	Lower Saxony, St. Michael’s Church in Hildesheim	7 Feb 2014	30,799,300	6
CC 185	2015 · Germany	Hesse, St. Paul's Church in Frankfurt	30 Jan 2015	30,767,100	6
CC 235	2016 · Germany	Saxony, Dresden Zwinger	5 Feb 2016	30,677,600	6
CC 267	2017 · Germany	Rhineland-Palatinate, Porta Nigra in Trier	3 Feb 2017	30,616,300	6
CC 300	2018 · Germany	Berlin, Charlottenburg Palace	30 Jan 2018	30,581,900	6
CC 336	2019 · Germany	70 years of the Bundesrat	29 Jan 2019	30,507,300	6
CC 366	2020 · Germany	Brandenburg, Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam	28 Jan 2020	30,477,400	5
CC 400	2021 · Germany	Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg Cathedral	26 Jan 2021	30,433,900	5
CC 429	2022 · Germany	Thuringia, Wartburg near Eisenach	25 Jan 2022	30,424,900	5

About the “Federal States” series

Each coin was minted in a quantity of around 30 million, distributed among Germany’s five mints. A complete collection of the series therefore requires all five mint marks A, D, F, G and J – more than 80 coins for 16 states.

The first four coins, issued from 2006 to 2009, look slightly different from the rest: their twelve stars are not arranged as they are on the European flag. From 2010 onwards, the coins followed the EU’s new design rules.

In 2018, the order of the Bundesrat presidencies was rearranged according to population figures. Schleswig-Holstein, which had already been commemorated on the first coin, was therefore featured for a second time – the series took a break in 2019, and “70 Years of the Bundesrat” was issued instead. With Brandenburg (2020), Saxony-Anhalt (2021) and Thuringia (2022), every state had been represented once. Since 2023, the series has continued with German States II.

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2006 · Schleswig-Holstein, Holsten Gate (translated)
2007 · Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Schwerin Palace (translated)
2008 · Hamburg, St. Michael's Church (translated)
2009 · Saarland, Ludwigskirche (translated)
2010 · Bremen, town hall with Roland (translated)
2011 · North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne Cathedral (translated)
2012 · Bavaria, Neuschwanstein Castle (translated)
2013 · Baden-Württemberg, Maulbronn Monastery (translated)
2014 · Lower Saxony, St. Michael’s Church in Hildesheim (translated)
2015 · Hesse, St. Paul's Church in Frankfurt (translated)
2016 · Saxony, Dresden Zwinger (translated)
2017 · Rhineland-Palatinate, Porta Nigra in Trier (translated)
2018 · Berlin, Charlottenburg Palace (translated)
2019 · 70 years of the Bundesrat (translated)
2020 · Brandenburg, Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam (translated)
2021 · Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg Cathedral (translated)
2022 · Thuringia, Wartburg near Eisenach (translated)

Frequently asked questions

How many coins are in the 2-euro series “Federal States”?

The series “Federal States” comprises 17 €2 commemorative coins, issued from 2006 to 2022