The 2009 German federal states commemorative series issued coins for all sixteen Länder across five years, with Hessen's entry depicting the Paulskirche in Frankfurt — the seat of the first freely elected German parliament in 1848. The gold plating on this piece is a commercial aftermarket addition, not an official Bundesbank product; the underlying coin is standard bimetallic issue.
Such plated examples hold no numismatic premium over circulated specimens.
The 2009 German federal states commemorative series issued coins for all sixteen Länder across five years, with Hessen's entry depicting the Paulskirche in Frankfurt — the seat of the first freely elected German parliament in 1848. The gold plating on this piece is a commercial aftermarket addition, not an official Bundesbank product; the underlying coin is standard bimetallic issue.
Such plated examples hold no numismatic premium over circulated specimens.