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10 Euros 150 years German Maritime Search and Rescue Service, Silver Proof Issue
| Issuer | Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Federal Republic of Germany) |
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| Year | 2015 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a bold, abstract stylized design representing the logo of the Deutsche Gesellschaft zur Rettung Schiffbrüchiger (German Maritime Search and Rescue Service), composed of interlocking curved and geometric forms suggesting a lifebuoy or maritime cross motif filling the central field. The commemorative legend '150 JAHRE DEUTSCHE GESELLSCHAFT ZUR RETTUNG SCHIFFBRÜCHIGER' curves along the upper right periphery of the coin. The engraver's initials 'JD' for Joachim Dimanski appear in the lower left quadrant of the design. The overall composition is executed in a modern graphic style with contrasting brushed and mirror-polished surfaces characteristic of proof coinage. |
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| Mint | Hamburg Mint (J) |
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The Deutsche Gesellschaft zur Rettung Schiffbrüchiger — the German Maritime Search and Rescue Service — was founded in 1865 following a series of catastrophic North Sea and Baltic shipwrecks that exposed the complete absence of any organized coastal rescue infrastructure. It remains one of the oldest civilian maritime rescue organizations in the world, and notably one of the few that operates entirely on private donations, receiving no state funding whatsoever.
The .625 fineness here reflects Germany's collector silver standard of the period rather than the traditional .925, a deliberate cost-containment policy the Bundesfinanzministerium adopted for commemorative issues from 2010 onward.