The coin depicts the baroque church of St. Michaelis, or “Michel” as it is popularly known. It is a symbol of the city and federal state of Hamburg, as the inscription below the image indicates. The year of issue, 2008, the 12 stars of the European Union and the words ‘BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND’ appear on the outer ring. The mintmark is shown in the upper right part of the coin.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
HAMBURG F OE
BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND 2008 (Translation: Hamburg Federal State of Germany 2008)
Reverse description
A map, next to the face value, shows the fifteen states of the European Union
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
2 EURO
LL
Edge
Reeded with inscription
Mint
F Staatliche Münze Baden-Württemberg,Karlsruhe, Germany (1827-date)
Mintage
2008 F - Error: old map style on reverse (Mule) - 600 000
