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<p>[QUOTE="chrisild, post: 838412, member: 39"]When it comes to what tree, twig or leaf should be depicted on a German coin, the oak is still the Number One. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> The coins of the Federal Republic of Germany (1949-today) have always had oak "thingies" at least on some of the denominations. These were our Pfennig coins (1 Pf to 50 Pf); and each of them had a mini oak tree: <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/Deutsche_Pfennige.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/Deutsche_Pfennige.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/Deutsche_Pfennige.jpg</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The GDR coins (East Germany) all had oak leaves between 1956 and 1990; the only exception were the 20 Pf and 5 M coins. Here is one example: <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/GDR-1978-Coin-0.01.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/GDR-1978-Coin-0.01.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/GDR-1978-Coin-0.01.jpg</a></p><p><br /></p><p>This is what the country specific sides of our current 1 cent, 2 cent and 5 cent coins look like: <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/images/image8487.gif" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/images/image8487.gif" rel="nofollow">http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/images/image8487.gif</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Oh, and guess what the first piece in the new "Forest Trees" series of small gold coins will be? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> <a href="http://www.deutsche-sammlermuenzen.de/bmf/art/shop/goldmuenzen/20_euro_gold_eiche_gross.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.deutsche-sammlermuenzen.de/bmf/art/shop/goldmuenzen/20_euro_gold_eiche_gross.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.deutsche-sammlermuenzen.de/bmf/art/shop/goldmuenzen/20_euro_gold_eiche_gross.jpg</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry for the brief 21st century interruption; don't want to keep you from discussing your nazi coins ...</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="chrisild, post: 838412, member: 39"]When it comes to what tree, twig or leaf should be depicted on a German coin, the oak is still the Number One. ;) The coins of the Federal Republic of Germany (1949-today) have always had oak "thingies" at least on some of the denominations. These were our Pfennig coins (1 Pf to 50 Pf); and each of them had a mini oak tree: [url]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/Deutsche_Pfennige.jpg[/url] The GDR coins (East Germany) all had oak leaves between 1956 and 1990; the only exception were the 20 Pf and 5 M coins. Here is one example: [url]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/GDR-1978-Coin-0.01.jpg[/url] This is what the country specific sides of our current 1 cent, 2 cent and 5 cent coins look like: [url]http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/images/image8487.gif[/url] Oh, and guess what the first piece in the new "Forest Trees" series of small gold coins will be? :rolleyes: [url]http://www.deutsche-sammlermuenzen.de/bmf/art/shop/goldmuenzen/20_euro_gold_eiche_gross.jpg[/url] Sorry for the brief 21st century interruption; don't want to keep you from discussing your nazi coins ... Christian[/QUOTE]
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