The stylized German federal eagle, the traditional symbol of German sovereignty, is surrounded by the twelve stars of the European Union, the name of the state `BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND`, the year, the letter `G` of the Karlsruhe workshop and the face value `10 EURO`.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND 2013
G
10 EURO (Translation: Federal Republic of Germany 2013 G 10 Euro)
Reverse description
Representations of electromagnetic waves surrounded by the inscriptions `125 JAHRE STRAHLEN ELEKTRISCHER KRAFT` (125 years of electromagnetic radiation), the symbol `Hz` of Hertz, the initials `Ok` of the engraver Othmar Kukula, and the name `HEINRICH HERZ` of the German physicist.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
125 JAHRE STRAHLEN ELEKTRISCHER
KRAFT
Hz
Ok
HEINRICH HERTZ (Translation: 125 years electric radiation Hz Ok Heinrich Hertz)
Edge
Smooth with the inscription `LICHT IST EINE ELEKTRISCHE
Mint
G Staatliche Münze Baden-Württemberg,Karlsruhe, Germany (1827-date)