On August 23 2017, the German Federal Government revealed the first design for a new coin series. For the first time, a gold coin series of “Musical Instruments” will be published in 2018. The 50-euro gold coin “String Bass” (german: “Kontrabass”) will be issued in the second half of 2018 according to a press release issued by the Federal Ministry of Finance. The artist Erich Ott from Munich is responsible for the design. On the minimalist side, the...
Shortly after publication of the new five-euro commemorative coin “Tropical Zone”, another special coin of the Federal Republic of Germany has been sold old right after the initial market introduction: Just hours after the launch, no more copies of the new 50 euro commemorative coin “Luther Rose” were available at the point of sale for collector coins of the Federal Republic of Germany (VfS). The coins had an issue price of 332.67 euros, representing a premium of about...
The popular gold coins series of the Federal Republic of Germany will continue in 2018. The Federal Ministry of Finance now announced that the theme for the new 100-euro gold coin with the year 2018 is fixed. On the gold coin the castles Augustusburg and Falkenlust in Brühl will be displayed. As of October 2018, the coin will be sold. The series of 100 euro gold coins of the Federal Republic of Germany in honor of UNESCO World Heritage Sites (since 2006 only shortened “World...
When considering gold investment, most investors probably think of the modern bullion coins from Australia, South Africa and Canada – but there is an exciting product group that is often forgotten in precious metals investment: The 100 euro gold coins from the Federal Republic of Germany are an interesting alternative for precious metal investors. The precious metals trader “MP Edelmetalle” provides in his blog with the UNESCO series a popular alternative to standard bullion...
Many collectors had taken extra holiday on 3rd February, have arrived later at work or have asked their boss for a special permit for private Internet surfing – but in the end many coin collectors that wanted to secure a copy of the new 5 euro commemorative coin “Tropical Zone” came away empty-handed. The rush was so great that the server of the Sales Agency for German Collector coins already went down shortly after the official launch. First, nothing could be seen on the...