Paulskirche — Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Commemorative 2€ coin, depicting a classic perspective on St. Paul’s Church in Frankfurt (the "Paulskirche" was the seat of Germany’s first freely elected legislative body in 1848/49 and is regarded as the cradle of German democracy)
Waymark Code: WMPXJ1
Location: Hessen, Germany
Date Posted: 11/05/2015
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2006 begann Deutschland mit der Ausgabe von 2-Euro-Gedenkmünzen "Die 16 Bundesländer der Bundesrepublik Deutschland", die jeweils dem Bundesland gewidmet sind, das im Ausgabejahr die Bundesratspräsidentschaft innehat. Auf den Münzen der Serie wird jeweils ein bekanntes Bauwerk des entsprechenden Bundeslandes abgebildet.
Die Münze des Jahres 2015 zeigt für das Land Hessen die Paulskirche in Frankfurt am Main.
Die Paulskirche wurde 1789 bis 1833 erbaut und diente bis 1944 als evangelische Hauptkirche Frankfurts. In dem klassizistischen Rundbau des Architekten Johann Friedrich Christian Hess tagten 1848 bis 1849 die Delegierten der Frankfurter Nationalversammlung, der ersten frei gewählten Volksvertretung der deutschen Lande.
In 2006 Germany started the commemorative 2 Euro coin series "Die 16 Bundesländer der Bundesrepublik Deutschland" (The 16 States of the Federal Republic of Germany), which are respectively dedicated to the State, which holds the Presidency of the Bundesrat in the Release Year. The coins of the series shows a known structure of the specific state.
The coin of the Year 2015 depicts the Paulskirche (St. Paul’s Church) in Frankfurt am Main, representing the state of Hesse.
The Paulskirche was built in 1789 - 1833 and served until 1944 as the main Protestant church in Frankfurt. In the neoclassical rotunda of the architect Johann Friedrich Christian Hess met from 1848 to 1849 the delegates of the Frankfurt Parliament, Germany’s first freely elected legislative body.
Quelle / source: wikipedia
Money Issuing Country: Germany
Currency: Euro
Denomination: 2
Date of Issue: 01/30/2015
Type of Money: Coin
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