Germany 2 Euro Undated Not Applicable Trial Turning Star with 5DM edge, Bimetallic EF(40-45)

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Stylised German federal eagle with outstretched wings, facing with its head turned to the left, surrounded by 12 stars., Denomination on a map of Europe, six stars at the top and six stars at the bottom connected by vertical lines on the right., Extremely rare German 2-euro pre-series or trial coin with no date or mint letter. In the Schön Euro Münzkatalog, this type is listed as 8P1.The stars on the obverse are said to be rotating: the top point of the stars is not aligned at 12h as on the European flag, but at the hour where it is located. Thus, the star at 3h points to 3h; the one at 6h points to 6h, and so on.As for the edge, it features the German motto separated by six eagles. The words “Einigkeit” and “Freiheit” merge into a single word, with four letters overlapping. The reeded edge is that of the 5 Deutsche Mark, a coin with a larger diameter than a 2-euro coin - 29 mm versus 25.75 mm - which explains this overlap.There are also two other versions with rotating stars: one has the edge of a standard 2-euro coin (ref. 8P2); the other features not only the standard edge but also a date and a mint mark. However, this would only apply to 1-euro coins (ref. 8P3).Our coin appears to have been minted in Berlin or Stuttgart in 2002 or earlier. It was certainly used to demonstrate what German 2-euro coins would look like prior to their official issuance. Nevertheless, since they did not meet the European Central Bank’s criteria, most coins of this type were destroyed.Despite signs of wear, our coin remains extremely attractive due to its rarity and intriguing details., [2 eagles] G KEIT [eagle] UND [eagle] RECHT [eagle] UND [eagle] FREIHE ET

 

Deutsch abbrev.	Deutsch Erhaltungsgrade	Englisch  Grades der Kühlung	Französisch États de  Erhaltung	Italienisch Stati di  conservazione
PP	Polierte Platte	Proof (PRF)	Flan bruni (FB)	Beweis
st	Stempelglanz, stempelfrisch	Stempelglanz (MS65-MS70)	Fleur de coin (FDC)	Fior di conio
-unz	fast unzirkuliert	Almost uncirculated (AU)
vz	Vorzüglich	Vorzüglich (EF oder XF)	Superbe (SUP)	Splendido
ss	Sehr schön	Sehr fein (VF)	Très Très beau (TTB)	Bellissimo
s	Schön	Fine (F)	Très beau (TB)	Molto bello

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