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 J OE
BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND 2008 (Translation: Hamburg Federal State of Germany 2008)
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
2008 A - - 1 000 000 2008 A - BU set - 130 000 2008 A - Proof - 125 000 2008 D - - 8 900 000 2008 D - BU set - 130 000 2008 D - Proof - 125 000 2008 F - - 9 000 000 2008 F - BU set - 130 000 2008 F - Proof - 125 000 2008 G - - 4 200 000 2008 G - BU set - 130 000 2008 G - Proof - 125 000 2008 J - - 6 300 000 2008 J - BU set - 130 000 2008 J - Proof - 125 000
