Germany 2010 Federal state of Bremen A D F G J Proof

Federal state of Bremen

Bremen, officially the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, is the smallest and least populous of Germany's 16 states. It is informally called Land Bremen ("State of Bremen"), but that is sometimes used even in official contexts. The state consists of the city of Bremen and its seaport exclave, Bremerhaven, surrounded by the larger state of Lower Saxony in northern Germany.

The inner part of the coin features the Town Hall of Bremen, with the Roland statue in the foreground. The word “BREMEN” is inscribed beneath the Town Hall to the right of the statue. The mint mark, represented by the letter “A”, “D”, “F”, “G” or “J”, appears at the left above the Town Hall. The initials of the artist, Bodo Broschat, are given at the very bottom, immediately below the statue. The name of the issuing country, “D”, and the year, “2010”, are inserted at the top and bottom of the outer ring of the coin respectively, interspersed between the twelve stars of the European Union.

Coins from five different mints – A, D, F, G, J:

· A (Berlin Mint – "Staatliche Münze Berlin")

· D (Munich Mint – "Bavarian State Mint")

· F (Stuttgart Mint – "Staatliche Münzen Baden-Württemberg") *

· G (Karlsruhe Mint – "Staatliche Münzen Baden-Württemberg") *

· J (Hamburg Mint – "Hamburgische Münze")

*This minting authority was established in 1998 through the merger of the Karlsruhe and Stuttgart mints. Despite the merger, the two previously separate mints retained their respective mint marks: "F" for Stuttgart and "G" for Karlsruhe.

Weight - 8.5 g.

Quality - PROOF all five mints

Diameter - 25.75 mm.
Composition - Bimetallic - nickel brass clad nickel center in copper-nickel ring
Circulation - 459 630 pcs.
Country of origin - Germany
Year of release - 2010