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Message:: [QUOTE="chrisild, post: 3433684, member: 39"]Nice collection! In my opinion some designs are better than others (surprise ...); the strictly frontal view makes sense if the depicted building was designed "for" that. In that regard, the "MeckPomm" and Saxony designs are good. Hamburg and Hessen have a little too much empty space; the churches on the North Rhine Westphalia and Lower Saxony pieces I like. Bremen, Bavaria and "BaWü" are interesting too as they combine various elements. Note that the Bundesrat coin is not really part of the series. Which state is honored depends on what state has the Bundesrat (second chamber of the federal parliament, members represent the states) presidency, and that order is determined by state population. Due to changes in the populations, the order changed at some point, so the current president of the Bundesrat is Daniel Günther, governor (Ministerpräsident) of Schleswig-Holstein. But SH already had "its" coin ... So this year's piece is a "filler", but makes sense as 2019 marks the 70th anniversary of the Bundesrat. Also note that the first four issues have the full country name on the ring. Later legislation however specified that the Stars of Europe need to be depicted as they appear on the European Flag. The country name then got replaced by the "D" identifier - in my opinion the "DE" code would have more sense, as the single letter almost looks like a mintmark ... Christian[/QUOTE]