2312) "Health Care", Federal Republic of Germany: "In the Service of Society Coin Series": A tri-material €10 Polymer Ring Coin issued by five German Mints, with Mint Marks for Berlin (A), Munich (D), Stuttgart (F), Karlsruhe (G), and Hamburg (J): Date of Coin issue: 07.04.2022:
The German Federal Republic’s Ministry of Finance and Munze Deutschland (German Mint) has brought out the first coin titled "Health Care" in a new Coin Series beginning in 2022 with the theme “In the Service of Society.”
This Coin Series will highlight particular groups of people who are indispensable for those affected by emergencies regarding safety and health and also for the functioning in human society as a whole from disasters both natural and man-made.
The first coin in the series focuses on the service of care in the community, from nursing to at-home care and paramedics.
Every coin in the series and its specific focus is represented by a particular colour for an occupational group.
For instance, the first coin starts with coins that include a dark turquoise green ring in what is associated with the surgical scrubs worn by emergency medical personnel.
The Header/Banner shows the Reverse and Obverse of the 10 Euro Coin together with background images of a healthcare worked comforting a patient
About Health Care:
The activity of health care is as old as mankind and the profession more relevant than ever.
The profession for many has become a vocation and numerous people throughout the years and centuries have contributed to the advancement of nursing and the regard it has earned.
Early health care pioneers such as the German Pastor Theodor Fliedner, who founded an association for nurses. His activities proved to be an inspiration for several women joining the nursing profession, including Florence Nightingale.
In the 19th century, Nightingale revolutionised nursing, arguing that, in addition to, medical knowledge, one must also be familiar with specific nursing knowledge. Her writings essentially founded modern nursing science.
Her work also as a statistician and health care reformer preserved her writings for history.
In Germany, another woman supported the nursing profession, and her name was Agnes Karl.
After nursing for a prolonged period of time in Fliedner’s Nursing Order, she created the basis for non-denominational nursing, coining the quote “Care is an art.”
The Coin:
The Reverse and Obverse of the Coin placed side-by-side
The Reverse of the 10 Euro Tri-material Polymer Ring Coin complex areas of responsibility of modern health care.
In the centre of the design, two hands are clasped: One hand of a person to be cared for, the other of the carer. They stand for "protection, trust, and warmth". Below the design is the inscription "PFLEGE" (“CARE”).
The Obverse of the 10 Euro Tri-material Polymer Ring Coin depicts a stylised eagle centred with the year of issue "2022" placed just under and the denomination of "10 EURO" shown below the eagle.
The issuer "BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND" is placed along the top edge.
On the outside of the polymer ring are 12 stars representing the European Union arranged as six stars on each side in a semi-circle.
The incused edge lettering reads: "IM DIENST DER GESELLSCHAFT" (“IN THE SERVICE OF SOCIETY”).
A mintmark is shown just above the eagle with all five national mints represented with: Berlin (A), Munich (D), Stuttgart (F), Karlsruhe (G), and Hamburg (J).
The specification of the Tri-material Coin with a Polymer ring are:
Country of issue: Republic of Germany; Date/Year: 07.04.2022; Coin Series Theme: "In the Service of Society"; Coin Theme: "Health Care"; Denomination/Face Value: 10 Euro; Metal Composition: Cupro-nickel CuNi 25, CuNi 19, Polymer; Embossing quality: mirror gloss; Weight: 9.80 grams; Diameter/Size: 28.75 mm; Coin Quality: Proof with Polymer (P & P); Mints: Berlin (A), Munich (D), Stuttgart (F), Karlsruhe (G) and Hamburg (J); Mintage: 250,000 pieces; Designers: Peter Lasch, Berlin (Reverse), Patrick Niesel, Röthenbach a.d. Pegnitz (Obverse) ; Packaging: Each coin is encapsulated and presented in a card folder.
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