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20 Euros Peregrine Falcon
| Issuer | Federal Republic of Germany |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Adelheid Fuss Reverse: Bodo Broschat |
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| Reverse description | A naturalistically rendered peregrine falcon (Wanderfalke) is depicted in full profile, perched upright on a stone wall or ledge occupying the left portion of the field, its plumage rendered in fine detail with feather texture clearly articulated. A second falcon in flight is visible in the upper right field, conveying a sense of the bird's natural habitat. The legend WANDERFALKE is inscribed along the lower portion of the reverse field. |
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| Reverse lettering | WANDERFALKE (Translation: Peregrine falcon) |
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Part of Germany's ongoing "Endangered Species of Germany" gold series, this issue highlights the peregrine falcon's near-extinction in Central Europe during the 1970s, when DDT-induced eggshell thinning collapsed breeding populations to critically low numbers. A coordinated ban on organochlorine pesticides across West Germany, combined with captive breeding programs, allowed the species to recover over the following decades.
The .9999 fineness is consistent throughout the series — finer than the standard .9999 four-nines gold already is, leaving no further room for improvement, which speaks to the mint's deliberate positioning of these as bullion-collectibles rather than purely numismatic issues.