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10 Euros 800 Years of Dresden
| Issuer | Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Federal Republic of Germany) |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Composition | Silver (.925) |
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| Obverse description | The German Federal Eagle, displayed with wings spread and head turned to the right, occupies the upper left portion of the field in the classic Bundesadler style. To the right of the eagle, the mint mark 'A' (Berlin Mint) appears above the date '2006', with the denomination '10 EURO' inscribed in large numerals below. Twelve five-pointed stars, representing the member states of the European Union, are arranged in a partial arc along the inner rim. The two-line legend 'BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND' is inscribed horizontally across the lower field in incuse capital letters. |
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| Obverse lettering | A 2006 10 EURO BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND |
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Dresden's 800th anniversary commemorative was issued the year after the city completed reconstruction of the Frauenkirche, a project that took over a decade and became one of postwar Europe's most charged acts of civic restoration. The church had been left as a deliberate ruin by East German authorities — a war memorial by policy — until reunification made rebuilding politically possible.
The €10 silver commemorative series launched in 2002 under a specific legislative mandate capping mintage and restricting distribution to face value through Bundesbank channels, which routinely kept circulated examples off the market entirely.