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10 Euros 125 Years of Automobile, Silver Proof Issue
| Issuer | Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Federal Republic of Germany) |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Weight | 16 g |
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| Obverse lettering | 10 EURO F 2011 SILBER 625 BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND |
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| Edge | Lettered |
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Germany's commemorative euro program has occasionally attracted criticism for overcrowding the market, but the 2011 automobile issue marks a legitimate centenary — the 125th anniversary of Carl Benz's 1886 Motorwagen patent, widely recognized as the foundational document of the automobile as a commercial concept. Benz filed patent number 37435 with the Imperial Patent Office in January of that year.
The .625 fineness is characteristic of Germany's lower-silver commemorative standard introduced in the euro period, distinct from the .925 issues reserved for higher-denomination pieces.