WIR SIND DAS VOLK - WIR SIND EIN VOLK

What's up plebs?

Been a while since I posted a silver piece from the stack. Today I bring you yet another beautiful German coin, a 10 Deutsche Mark minted in 2000 for the 10th Anniversary of the German Reunification.

Let's first see some photos before learning more about the coin:

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Nice and shiny!

The reverse features the parliament building and the reverse features a unique design of the imperial eagle along with the denomination, minting date etc.

As for the German reunification, I think it's something everyone has heard. Tldr, first we had the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and later on October 3, 1990 the two germanies officially re-united. Of course there was still a long way to go for the country to be really reunited and there were still many disparities and challenges left to be dealt with.

Oh, like all commemorative German coins this comes with an inscription as well:

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WIR SIND DAS VOLK - WIR SIND EIN VOLK

For

We are the people - We are one people

This phrase was prominent during the peaceful protests and demonstrations that eventually led to the fall of the Berlin Wall and the eventual reunification of Germany in 1990.

And this is the quick rundown behind the coin's historical context.



When it comes to silver we have 15.5 g of 0.925 purity. Nice and juicy.

As always, here are some more boring stats from Numista:

Issuer Federal Republic of Germany
Period Federal Republic (1949-date)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 2000
Value 10 Deutsche Mark (10 DEM)
Currency Deutsche Mark (1948-2001)
Composition Silver (.925)
Weight 15.5 g
Diameter 32.5 mm
Thickness 2.25 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized 31 December 2001



All in all a really beautiful coin for one of Germany's most important moments!

Ok plebs, this is it for today.

Stack on!







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Back in the days they really used to put effort and thought into coins, I feel like most nowadays designs are very mundane.

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An absolutely beautiful coin and a powerful reminder of a significant historical event. Thanks for sharing this one brother

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I've made this point before, but repeat it here: Can you imagine showing this to your children and explaining the significance of the anniversary? The modern (WWII, Post-WWII) history of Germany is represented in that one coin.

It is beautiful.

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At this point there's a lot and lot of stories 😂

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That's a pretty one, nice and shiny! Germany was still a mess back then as they reunited, but they pulled it off!
!DOOK
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It's about a piece of history and I like the eagle. I thought the reunification happened earlier than that though.

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