You can not only pay with euro coins.
There are also exciting details to discover on them.
What they mean and which specimens are popular with collectors.
Euro coins *
quickly end up in
your
wallet after paying
.
If you take a closer look at the coins, you can easily recognize the symbols and landmarks of the different countries.
This also applies to small states such as the
Vatican
or
Monaco
.
However, the number of coins in these countries is usually more limited.
Collectors like to spend a little more money
on such
copies in smaller numbers
.
This is how information on euro coins can be interpreted
What does the
information on the euro coins
mean?
On the front at the edge are the
initials
"
LL
", which
stand
for the Belgian
coin designer Luc Luycx
, according to a report by Focus Online.
The Belgian designed the face of the euro coins and was allowed to immortalize himself on the coins.
Five mints: This is what letters stand for on German euro coins
The German
1 and 2 euro coins
show the
federal eagle
, the 10, 20 and 50 cent coins the
Brandenburg Gate
.
An
oak branch is
depicted
on the three smallest coin values
, as the Bundesbank also informs on its website.
In Germany, five
mints
produce
the coins on behalf of the Federal
Ministry
of Finance:
A (Berlin), D (Munich), F (Stuttgart), G (Karlsruhe) and J (Hamburg).
The
letters on the back of
the euro coins are accordingly easy to read.
And there is another special feature: The 2 euro coins * have a finely fluted edge with embossed writing.
In many other countries, stars can be seen on the edges.
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"Fried egg coins" and Co .: Incorrect coinage is popular with collectors
Rare
coin failures
are also
very popular
with
collectors
.
Some paid hundreds of euros, sometimes even several thousand, for such special specimens.
For example, the so-called
fried egg coins
, which quickly achieve sales values of several hundred euros on ebay,
are particularly in demand
.
In this incorrect minting of two-tone coins, the inner, yellow part of the coin was not placed exactly in the middle, but inserted or shifted slightly.
The color has run.
Some fried egg coins also have a gap.
In the case of other incorrect mintings, for example, the
stamp has slipped
or an actually two-colored coin was
made from just one metal
.
A closer look into your own coin compartment (promotional link) may be worthwhile.
But coins with other incorrect mintings are also in demand with collectors.
Find out more about the special euro coins and why they are so valuable here.
(
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