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2 Euro Schleswig-Holstein
| Issuer | Federal Republic of Germany |
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| Obverse description | Central inner disc of gold-colored alloy depicts a stylized architectural motif, likely a historic gate or civic building associated with the state of Schleswig-Holstein, surmounted by a small heraldic shield. The outer ring bears twelve stars in the European Union style, with the legend 'DEUTSCHLAND' arching across the upper field and 'SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN' along the lower periphery in raised Latin lettering. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Schleswig-Holstein's entry in the German federal states commemorative series, released in 2006, marks one of the quieter choices in the program — a state better known for its contested 19th-century history with Denmark than for any single monument. The Schleswig-Holstein Question, which Palmerston famously quipped only three men had ever understood, consumed European diplomacy for decades before the Austro-Prussian War of 1866 settled the matter by force.
Germany struck pieces for this issue across all three domestic mints — Berlin (A), Munich (D), and Hamburg (J) — with Hamburg's output carrying particular local resonance given the mint's geographic proximity to the region.