Saturday 1 August 2020

1440) On The Land ("An Land"): A 10 Euro Coin: The second "Tri-material" Coin in the Series titled "Air Moves" - with an outer ring, inner core and an embossable polymer ring: Innovative coin issued by the Federal Republic of Germany in 2020:

1440) On The Land ("An Land"): A 10 Euro Coin: The second "Tri-material" Coin in the Series titled "Air Moves" - with an outer ring, inner core and an embossable polymer ring: Innovative coin issued by the Federal Republic of Germany in 2020:

The Federal Government of Germany has released a 10 Euro Collector's coin titled "In The Air" being minted with a colourless plastic ring in 2020.


This coin is the second coin titled "An Land" (meaning "On The Land"), in which one coin is released every year from 2019 to 2021.

This follows the runaway success/popularity of the 5 Euro Coin titled "Planet Earth" (2016) and the five coin Series titled "Climate Zones of the Earth", (the series will continue from 2017 to 2021).

The 10 Euro Coin "On The Land" consists of two different copper-nickel alloys and a translucent plastic/polymer ring.

As with the earlier "tri-material coins, this 10 Euro Polymer Coin has three components - outer/external metallic ring, an inner metallic core and an embossable colourless polymer/plastic ring.

Polymer Ring is a serious Counterfeiting Security Device:

The polymer ring not only serves as a special effect feature, but also acts as a serious counterfeiting security device that was "invented" by the State Mint of Baden-Wuerttemburg and the Bavarian Central Mint.

The two mints used the polymer ring in 2016 in the 5 Euro Coin titled "Planet Earth" which won the prestigious "Coin Of The Year (COTY) Award - 2018, bringing Germany back onto the numismatic landscape after decades of a conservative coin emission policy.


On the Obverse of the 10 Euro Coin is seen the German Eagle ("Bundesadler") in the upper half of the coin.

Below it is the denomination of the coin "10 EURO". The country name "BUNDESREPUBLIK" (in German) is seen on the upper periphery and "DEUTSCHLAND" (in German) is placed on the lower periphery.

The 12 Stars of the European Union (EU) six in the upper half and six in the lower half of the coin, representing the countries which had initially joined the EU and the year of issue "2020" is also seen on this face.

The Obverse design will be the same for 2019, 2020 and 2021 Reverse faces. 

The coin is legal tender in the Federal Republic of Germany.


The outer Ring is made of Rot-bronze, the core is made of copper-nickel, interspersed with a Polymer Ring.


On the Reverse of the 10 Euro Coin are seen Beach Sailors on the coast/beach. At left is the Designer's initials "AW" (standing for "Andre Witting").

While the rings in the "Climate Zone Coin Series" are of different colours, the ring in the 10 Euro Coins in this Series are transparent and translucent to depict the "air" topic of the Coin Series.

The specifications of this coin are:

Year of issue: 2020; Denomination: 10 Euro; Country of issue: Federal Republic of Germany;  Coin Series: "Luft Beweft"("Air Moves"); Coin Theme: An Land ("On The Land"); Metal Composition: Copper, Nickel, Polymer; Diameter/Size: 28.75 mm; Weight: 9.8 grams; Shape: Round; Edge: Plain; Coin Quality: Proof (P) and Brilliant Uncirculated (BU); Minted By and Mint Mark: Berlin (A), Munich (D), Stuttgart (F), Karlsruhe  (G), Hamburg (J); Mintage: Proof - 50,000, BU- 300,000; Special Techniques: Bi-Metallic/Polymer; Obverse Designer: Natalie Tekampe; Reverse Designer: Andre Witting.












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