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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 1699436, member: 39&quot;]And then ... other countries have their state quarters too. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; The Federal Republic of Germany consists of 16 states (Länder), and each of them has been or will be featured on a circulating €2 commem. Here are two examples, one that is, in my opinion, not that good (Hamburg - St. Michael&#039;s tower and lots of empty space) and one from this year that is better (Baden-Württemberg - Maulbronn monastery). Images from Wikipedia and the German Numismatic Office.</p><p><br /></p><p>As you can see in the Elysée Treaty and Baden-Württemberg images, the country indicator is now a mere &quot;D&quot;. Putting the full country name on the ring is something that cannot be done with newer designs, and for some reason the government does not like the ISO-style &quot;DE&quot;. So in this case (below, right) the larger D is short for the Federal Republic of Germany while the smaller D is the Munich mintmark. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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