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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 902145, member: 39&quot;]Don&#039;t think so. The middle tower may be a reference to the old cathedral (torn down in the early 19c), and the other two symbolize the fortified free city. But since the seal (and basically the CoA) of the city is pretty old, from the 12th or 13th century, it is hard to tell whether the depicted towers represent something that actually existed or not.</p><p><br /></p><p>By the way, on the German series of €2 commems (kinda like the US state quarters) every state is represented by an important building. For Hamburg it was St. Michael&#039;s church:</p><p><img src="http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/images/image12671.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The current one, honoring the state of Bremen, features the city hall and state parliament and, in front, the &quot;Roland&quot; which represents the free status of the Hanse city.</p><p><img src="http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/images/coins/de_2010.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>The two coins have the same size of course. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Both Hamburg and Bremen are &quot;city states&quot;, by the way. The state of Bremen consists of two cities only; Hamburg is both a city and a state.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Cologne cathedral was already depicted on a 5 DM commem in 1980. It will also be on the North Rhine Westphalia &quot;state twoer&quot; next year. NW is the most populous state in Germany (almost 18 million), and Cologne is the state&#039;s biggest city ...</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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