The Holstentor, the gate symbolising of the town of Lübeck, is shown in the centre of the coin and below it the word ‘Schleswig-Holstein’, the first of Germany’s 16 federal states to be commemorated in a euro coin. The engraver’s initials ‘HH’ appear to the right of the image and the mintmark ‘A’, ‘D’, ‘F’, ‘G’ or ‘J’, depending on the mint, to the left. The year of mintage, 2006, the 12 stars of the European Union and the words ‘Bundesrepublik Deutschland’ are shown in the outer ring.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN J HH
BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND 2006
Reverse description
A map, next to the face value, shows the European continent without borders.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
2 EURO
LL
Edge
Reeded with inscription
Mint
A Berlin, Germany (1280-date) D Munich, Germany (1158-date) F Staatliche Münze Baden-Württemberg,Stuttgart, Germany (1374-date) G Staatliche Münze Baden-Württemberg,Karlsruhe, Germany (1827-date) J Hamburgische Münze, Germany(801-date)
Mintage
2006 A - - 6 000 000 2006 A - BU set - 85 000 2006 A - Proof - 75 000 2006 D - - 6 300 000 2006 D - BU set - 85 000 2006 D - Proof - 75 000 2006 F - - 7 250 000 2006 F - BU set - 85 000 2006 F - Proof - 75 000 2006 G - - 4 260 000 2006 G - BU set - 85 000 2006 G - Proof - 75 000 2006 J - - 6 300 000 2006 J - BU set - 85 000 2006 J - Proof - 75 000
