Austria 100 Euro Gold Coin 2013 The Red Deer

Austria 100 Euro Gold Coin 2013 The Red Deer, Series: Wildlife in Our Sights

Guaranteed to excite all nature lovers, Wildlife in our Sights is a sumptuous six-coin series of gold coins celebrating the diversity of Europe's native wildlife and its natural habitats. One of the continent’s largest and most iconic land mammals, the red deer features in all its splendour on the handsome first coin in the series.
Known as the “Monarch of the Glen” due to the majestic antlers of the stag, which are used during the rutting season to intimidate rivals, the Red deer (Cervus elaphus) is one of Europe‘s largest and most iconic land mammals. Minted in 2013, this coin was struck in .986 fine gold and has an agw of .5072 and was made exclusively in Proof quality with a maximum mintage of 30,000 pieces.

The natural habitat for the Red Deer is upland forests and moorland but they spend the winter in lower-lying areas and river floodplains, where food is easier to find. In some cultures, dreaming of deer symbolizes success and wealth to come. On that front, the purchase of this half ounce-gold coin would make a great start.

The coin’s obverse shows an imposing alpha male in its natural habitat roaring during the rutting period. Often triggered by the sight of rival stags, this mating call is a vocal display designed to intimidate and ward them off. If unimpressed, rival stags may lock antlers in an attempt to force one another from the field of battle in a ferocious and sometimes fatal struggle.

On the coin’s reverse, a proud stag stands guard over his family amid dense woodland containing other wildlife such as a frog and an otter. The lower part of each coin in the series is exquisitely decorated with an ornate design that gives the series its distinctive character.

Austria 100 Euro Gold Coin 2012 Imperial Crown of Austria

Austria 100 Euro Gold Coin 2012 Imperial Crown of Austria, Series: Crowns of the House of Habsburg

Originally the personal crown of Emperor Rudolph II, the Imperial Crown of Austria can now be yours. The last 100 euro gold coin in our majestic five-coin Crowns of the House of Habsburg series, it is every bit as impressive as the spectacular crown itself.
Housed today with the other Austrian Crown Jewels in Vienna’s Schatzkammer, or Imperial Treasury, the crown was made for Rudolph II in Prague in 1602 by one of the leading goldsmiths of the age, Jan Vermeyen of Antwerp. Consisting of three parts, the circlet, high arch and mitre, the crown is depicted in all its glory on the coin’s obverse between the 100 euro denomination and year of issue. The coin’s reverse shows a likeness of the crown and Emperor Franz Joseph I (1830-1916) – during whose reign the Habsburg Empire drew to a close – from a painting by Julius Viktor Berger, which hangs in Vienna’s Supreme Court of Justice.

quality: proof

collection: Crowns of the Habsburgs

face value: 100 Euro

date of issue: 14.11.2012

coin design: Thomas Pesendorfer / Mag. Helmut Andexlinger

diameter: 30.00 mm

alloy: Gold Au 986

fine weight: 16.00 g

total weight: 16.23 g

Imperial Crown of Austria

The Imperial Crown of Austria (German: Österreichische Kaiserkrone) is the crown worn by Holy Roman Emperors from the House of Habsburg from the sixteenth century to 1806, when it became the crown of the Austrian Empire upon the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire. The crown was originally the personal crown of Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II, and is also known as the Crown of Emperor Rudolf II.

Since the Imperial Regalia of the Holy Roman Empire, including the Imperial Crown, were kept in Nuremberg and could only leave the city for a coronation, some rulers had their own personal crowns made. For example, when they attended a session of the Imperial Diet (Reichstag), they attended with their own crowns. The oldest depiction of such a private crown is an etching by the artist Albrecht Dürer of Emperor Maximilian I, where a depiction of a crown is seen that might have later influenced the appearance of the crown of Rudolf II.

The Imperial Crown of the Habsburg Empire of Austria was never used for a coronation, since, unlike the Holy Roman Empire, it was a hereditary monarchy and such an act of legitimization was not seen as necessary. The ceremony held was an act of investiture to mark the monarch's official ascension to the throne rather than a coronation.

The crown of Rudolf II was made in 1602 in Prague by Jan Vermeyen, one of the most outstanding goldsmiths of his time, who was called specially from Antwerp. The crown is made out of three parts: the circlet (Kronreif), the high arch (Kronbügel), and a mitre (Mitra).

In the earlier forms of the Western mitre the peaks or ‘horns’ were over the ears, rather than over the face and back of the head. The form of mitre used in the imperial mitral crown preserved this earlier form. This form of the imperial mitre-crown can be seen in the extant portraits of such emperors as Frederick III  and Maximilian I  The bronze effigy of Maximilian I found on his monumental cenotaph in the court church in Innsbruck has a crown with two arches which cross over the top of the mitre and the unique form of the imperial crown adopted by Maximilian as Emperor of Mexico appears to have been modeled on this form, but with the half-arches and the eagles on the circlet on the front, back and sides of the imperial crown of Napoleon III. In the later 17th century Baroque form of mitral crown of Leopold I  the peaks of the mitre have been rounded into the hemispherical form Peter the Great would adopt as the Imperial Crown of Russia when he took the title emperor as Russian sovereign.

Although it is often assumed that the Imperial Crown made for Otto I with its single arch over its inner red cap was the original prototype for the western imperial crown, it is also possible that the Byzantine imperial crown, which in the twelfth century also became closed with two arches, inspired the western emperors to follow their example and also close their crowns with such a pair of arches.

Austria 100 Euro Gold Coin 2011 The Crown of Saint Wenceslas

Austria 100 Euro Gold Coin 2011 The Crown of Saint Wenceslas, Series: Crowns of the House of Habsburg

Immortalised in the popular Christmas carol Good King Wenceslas, the Duke of Bohemia became the patron saint of the Czechs following his assassination in AD 935. The crown crafted in his honour is likewise immortalised in this expertly engraved coin by Herbert Wähner.
The fourth in our Crowns of the House of Habsburg series, the coin depicts the fantastic gold crown resting on a cushion in the depths of the cathedral of St Vitus in Prague on its obverse. The Holy Roman Emperor, Otto I, posthumously bestowed the title of ‘King’ on Wenceslas and in 1575 the crown was used to crown Rudolph II King of Bohemia. The latter can be seen on the coin’s reverse in robes typical of the Renaissance, as can three of the statues from the Charles Bridge in Prague. Rudolph moved the imperial court from Vienna to the Czech capital following the death of his father Emperor Maximilian II, making it, for a time, the intellectual and cultural capital of Central Europe. Parts of its old city are depicted in the background.

quality: proof
collection: Crowns of the Habsburgs
face value: 100 Euro
date of issue: 08.11.2011
coin design: Herbert Wähner
diameter: 30.00 mm
alloy: Gold Au 986
fine weight: 16.00 g
total weight: 16.23 g

Crown of Saint Wenceslas
Crown of Saint Wenceslas is the part of Bohemian Crown Jewels (also called Czech treasure) made in 1347. The eleventh king of Bohemia from the House of Luxembourg, and Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV had it made for his coronation and forthwith he dedicated it to the first patron saint of the country St. Wenceslas and bequeathed it as a state crown for the coronation of future Bohemian kings, his successors to the Bohemian throne. On the orders of Charles IV the new Royal Crown was to be permanently deposited in St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague Castle). It was used last time for the coronation of Bohemian king Ferdinand V in 1836.
The St. Wenceslas Crown is wrought of 21 to 22 carat (88 to 92%) gold and decorated with precious stones and pearls. It contains a total of 19 sapphires, 44 spinels, 1 ruby, 30 emeralds and 20 pearls.
Unlike many other European Royal treasures, the St. Wenceslas Crown is not displayed publicly, and only a replica is shown (see photo above). Along with the other Bohemian Crown jewels, it is kept in a chamber within St. Vitus Cathedral accessible by a door in the St. Wenceslas Chapel. The exact location of the chamber is not known to the general public. The entrance to the Jewels is locked by seven locks whose keys are held by the President of the Czech Republic, Chair of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament, Chair of the Senate of the Parliament, the Prime Minister, Mayor of Prague, Archbishop of Prague and the Dean of Metropolitan Capitule in Prague. The jewels are only taken from the chamber and displayed for periods of several days on notable occasions approximately once a decade. The last such occasion was in April 2008, commemorating 90th anniversary of Czechoslovak Independence.
An old Czech legend says that any usurper who places the crown on his head is doomed to die within a year, as the Crown is in personal property of St. Wenceslas and may only be worn by a rightful Bohemian king during his coronation. During World War II, Reinhard Heydrich, the Deputy Protector of Bohemia and Moravia, is said to have secretly "crowned" himself while inspecting St. Vitus' Cathedral, and was assassinated less than a year later by the Czech resistance. Although there is no evidence proving that Heydrich did so, the legend is widely believed.

Austria 100 Euro Gold Coin 2010 The Hungarian Crown of Saint Stephen

Austria 100 Euro Gold Coin 2010 The Hungarian Crown of Saint Stephen, Series: Crowns of the House of Habsburg

A relic of mystical proportions due to the legitimacy bestowed on those crowned with it, the Crown of St Stephen takes its name from the first Christian king of Hungary. The ‘Latin Crown’, as it is also known, is the superb third coin in our Crowns of the House of Habsburg series.
Splendidly depicted on the coin’s obverse, the crown’s peculiar bent cross has been the source of much speculation over the centuries. But while this has fuelled the mythology surrounding the crown, its most probable explanation is a prosaic one, the cross being bent by the heavy lid of the case in which the crown was kept. The coin’s reverse shows the Habsburg Empress Maria Theresa on horseback following her coronation as ‘King’ of Hungary in 1741 in Pressburg, present day Bratislava. Required to ride up the Royal Hill in full coronation regalia, the King then had to swing a sword while pledging to defend the borders of the Kingdom of St Stephen, with the castle that still dominates Bratislava to this day for a backdrop.

quality: proof
collection: Crowns of the Habsburgs
face value: 100 Euro
date of issue: 10.11.2010
coin design: Thomas Pesendorfer / Mag. Helmut Andexlinger
diameter: 30.00 mm
alloy: Gold Au 986
fine weight: 16.00 g
total weight: 16.23 g

Holy Crown of Hungary
The Holy Crown of Hungary (Hungarian: Szent Korona, German: Stephanskrone, Croatian: Kruna svetoga Stjepana, Latin: Sacra Corona, Slovak: Svätoštefanská koruna), also known as the Crown of Saint Stephen, was the coronation crown used by the Kingdom of Hungary for most of its existence; kings have been crowned with it since the twelfth century. The Crown was bound to the Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen, (sometimes the Sacra Corona meant the Land, the Carpathian Basin, but it also meant the coronation body, too). No king of Hungary was regarded as having been truly legitimate without being crowned with it. In the history of Hungary, more than fifty kings were crowned with it (the two kings who were not so crowned were John II Sigismund and Joseph II).
The Hungarian coronation insignia consists of the Holy Crown, the sceptre, the orb, and the mantle. The orb has the coat-of-arms of Charles I of Hungary (1310–1342); the other insignia can be linked to Saint Stephen.
It was first called the Holy Crown in 1256. During the 14th century, royal power came to be represented not simply by a crown, but by just one specific object: the Holy Crown. This also meant that the Kingdom of Hungary was a special state: they were not looking for a crown to inaugurate a king, but rather, they were looking for a king for the crown; as written by Crown Guard Péter Révay. He also depicts that "the Holy Crown is the same for the Hungarians as the Lost Ark is for the Jewish".
Since 2000, the Holy Crown has been on display in the central Domed Hall of the Hungarian Parliament Building.

Austria 100 Euro Gold Coin 2009 The Archducal Crown of Austria

Austria 100 Euro Gold Coin 2009 The Archducal Crown of Austria, Series: Crowns of the House of Habsburg

Affectionately known as the ‘Archduke’s Hat’ due to the red velvet cap in its lining, the Archducal Crown was a symbol of authority never actually used in coronations. It is a relic of exquisite beauty nonetheless, as shown by the second coin in our Crowns of the House of Habsburg series.
Emperor Rudolf IV invented the title of ‘Archduke’ in an attempt to assert the status of the House of Habsburg as the equal of any Prince Elector of the Holy Roman Empire. The Archduke’s Hat is a diadem of eight golden peaks, three of which can be seen on the coin’s obverse where the crown is shown resting on the cushion of the federal lower states of Austria. The cushion was used to carry the crown into Vienna from its home in the monastery of Klosterneuburg for the ceremony of homage paid by the Estates of Lower Austria on the accession of a new Habsburg ruler. The reverse of the coin depicts the solemn ceremonial procession, with three high-ranking officials carrying the crown, orb and sceptre from the palace to the cathedral through the streets of Vienna.

quality: proof
collection: Crowns of the Habsburgs
face value: 100 Euro
date of issue: 03.11.2009
coin design: Mag. Helmut Andexlinger
diameter: 30.00 mm
alloy: Gold Au 986
fine weight: 16.00 g
total weight: 16.23 g

The Archducal Crown of Austria - Archducal hat
The archducal hat (German: Erzherzogshut) is the insignia of the Archduchy of Austria. It is kept in Klosterneuburg Monastery in perpetuity.
The first archducal coronet (Erzherzogskrone) was shown on a portrait of Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria, though this coronet probably never existed. Ernest the Iron (1377–1424) had a coronet made, and another was made on the death of Archduke Ferdinand II of the Tyrol in 1595.
The final crown of the Archduchy of Austria was made in 1616 for the regent of the Tyrol, Maximilian III. Its place of production remains unknown. It is kept at Klosterneuburg Monastery in Lower Austria. It was brought to Vienna in 1620 for the Ceremony of Homage by the Estates (the so-called Erbhuldigung) for the new ruler, and was last there in 1835.
An Archducal Hat of Tyrol was made for Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria in 1602 and is kept as a votive offering at the church of Mariastein in Tyrol. Another example was made for Joseph II in 1764 for his coronation as Holy Roman Emperor in Frankfurt, of which only the metal frame remains today.

Austria 100 Euro Gold Coin 2008 Imperial Crown of the Holy Roman Empire

Austria 100 Euro Gold Coin 2008 Imperial Crown of the Holy Roman Empire, Series: Crowns of the House of Habsburg

Displayed today in the treasury of the Hofburg in Vienna, the Crown of the Holy Roman Empire was once among the most coveted in Europe. The first in the Austrian Mint’s impressive five-coin Crowns of the House of Habsburg series, this handsome 100 euro gold coin is itself a treasure to be coveted.
From Henry VIII of England to Napoleon Bonaparte of France, over the centuries the dynastic destinies of some of the giants of European history were linked to the spectacularly bejewelled crown depicted in exquisite detail on the coin’s obverse. Its reverse shows an image of Otto I on the occasion of his coronation as Holy Roman Emperor at St Peter’s in Rome in 962, from when it is believed the crown dates, having most probably been made by goldsmiths in the Rhineland. Never actually a hereditary title, the Crown of the Holy Roman Empire did, however, remain in the continual possession of the Habsburgs for three and a half centuries as a result of clever diplomacy.

quality: proof
collection: Crowns of the Habsburgs
face value: 100 Euro
date of issue: 04.11.2008
coin design: Thomas Pesendorfer
diameter: 30.00 mm
alloy: Gold Au 986
fine weight: 16.00 g
total weight: 16.23 g

The Imperial Crown of the Holy Roman Empire (German: Reichskrone) was the hoop crown (German: Bügelkrone) of the Holy Roman Emperor from the 11th century to the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806. The crown was used in the coronation of the King of the Romans, the title assumed by the Emperor-elect immediately after his election. It was made in the late 10th or early 11th centuries. Unlike many other crowns, it has an octagonal rather than a circular shape, and is constructed from eight hinged plates. The plate in the front of the crown is surmounted by a cross, with a single arch linking it to a plate at the rear of the crown. The crown is now exhibited at the Hofburg in Vienna.
The crown was made probably somewhere in Western Germany, either under Otto I (with additions by Conrad II), by Conrad II or Conrad III during the late 10th and early 11th centuries. The first preserved mention of it is from the 12th century—assuming it is the same crown, which seems very probable.
Most of the Kings of the Romans of the Holy Roman Empire were crowned with it. Along with the Imperial Cross (German: Reichskreuz), the Imperial Sword (German: Reichsschwert), and the Holy Lance (German: Heilige Lanze), the crown was the most important part of the Imperial Regalia (German: Reichskleinodien). During the coronation, it was given to the new king along with the sceptre (German: Reichszepter) and the Imperial Orb (German: Reichsapfel). The Imperial Regalia of the Holy Roman Empire, especially the Imperial Crown, were all kept 1424–1796 in Nuremberg, Franconia—and could only leave the city for the coronation.
Currently, the crown and the rest of the Imperial Regalia are exhibited at the Hofburg in Vienna—officially "until there is again a Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation".
An identical copy is in Aachen in Germany in the Krönungssaal of Charlemagne's former palace, now the town hall. There are also copies of the crown and regalia in the historic museum of Frankfurt, as most of the later Emperors were crowned in the cathedral of the city, as well in the fortress of Trifels in the Electorate of the Palatinate, where the Imperial Crown was stored in medieval times. The newest authorised copy is kept in Czech castle Karlštejn along the a copy of the Crown of Saint Wenceslas.

Otto I (23 November 912 – 7 May 973), also known as Otto the Great, was emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, reigning as German king from 936 until his death in 973. The oldest son of Henry I the Fowler and Matilda of Ringelheim, Otto was "the first of the Germans to be called the emperor of Italy".

German Gold Coins 100 Euro 2009 Trier UNESCO World Heritage Sites

German Gold Coins 100 Euro 2009, Trier

UNESCO World Heritage series

Commemorative 100 Euro Trier Gold Coin

Although the 100 Euro Trier gold coin was minted in 2009 by the German government, Trier which is the oldest city in Germany was included in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list in 1986. There were only minted a total of 320,000 gold coins, therefore each of the five German mints issued 64,000 gold coins.

The 100 Euro Trier gold coin weighs, like all the other coins from this series, 15.55 grams or 1/2 troy ounces of gold. The purity of the gold used in manufacturing these gold coins commemorating Trier, the oldest German city, is of 99.90% or 24 carats. This gold coin also has as a characteristic the diameter of 28 mm.

The obverse of the 100 Euro Trier gold coin depicts some of the oldest Roman buildings in Germany in a majestic collage by Michael Otto, the outstanding Cathedral of St Peter and the Church of Our Lady (“Liebfrauenkirche”). In addition, the Porta Nigra, the Igeler Column, the Konstantin Basilica and the Imperial Baths are also represented on the coin. And all the monuments are placed on a Roman bridge over the Moselle. The inscriptions that surround these impressive engraved buildings are “UNESCO WELTERBE, RÖMISCHE BAUDENKMÄLER, DOM UND LIEBFRAUENKIRCHE IN TRIER”.

The reverse of the 100 Euro Trier gold coin illustrates, like all the German coins, the German Federal eagle which is accompanied by the 12 stars found on the European flag, the minting authority which is the “BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND”, the denomination of “100 EURO”, and “2009” the year the coin was minted. The letter “A”, found near the inscription of 100 Euro, indicates that this gold coin which is illustrated on our website was minted in Berlin.

The 100 Euro Trier gold coin which was minted in 2009, as well as all the gold coins minted in order to commemorate the German cities added on the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list, offer investors an opportunity that should not be missed.

Gold is never a bad investment and is something that should be bought at the right time. And gold coins like the 100 Euro Trier gold coin should be kept until its value increases. Therefore, investors should enjoy the sight of their German gold coin until the demand for this coin reaches a peak. At that point, the premium of the coin will increase and the coin can be incredibly profitable. If the gold spot price increases at the same time then it is even better.

Issue date: 01.10.2009
Face value: 100 euro
Diameter:         28.00 mm
Weight:        15.55 g
Alloy:         Gold
Quality:         Proof
Mintage:         320,000 pc proof
Design:         Michael Otto
Mint: A,D,F,G,J - Verkaufsstelle für Sammlermünzen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Issue price: 367,00 Euro

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Trier, historically called Treves in English, is a city in Germany on the banks of the Moselle. It may be the oldest city in Germany, founded in or before 16 BCE (contested with Worms, Kempten, and Cologne).

Trier lies in a valley between low vine-covered hills of ruddy sandstone in the west of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, near the border with Luxembourg and within the important Mosel wine region.

The city is the oldest seat of a Christian bishop north of the Alps. In the Middle Ages, the Archbishop of Trier was an important prince of the church, as the Archbishopric of Trier controlled land from the French border to the Rhine. The Archbishop also had great significance as one of the seven electors of the Holy Roman Empire.

With an approximate population of 105,000 Trier is ranked fourth among the state's largest cities; after Mainz, Ludwigshafen, and Koblenz. The nearest large cities in Germany are Saarbrücken, some 80 kilometres (50 miles) southeast, and Koblenz, about 100 km (62 mi) northeast. The closest city to Trier is the capital of Luxembourg, some 50 km (31 mi) to the southwest.

History of Trier
According to the legendarium recorded in the 12th-century Gesta Treverorum, the city was founded by an eponymous otherwise unrecorded Trebeta, an Assyrian prince, placing the city's founding legend centuries before and independently of ancient Rome: a medieval inscription on the façade of the Red House in Trier market,

ANTE ROMAM TREVIRIS STETIT ANNIS MILLE TRECENTIS.
PERSTET ET ÆTERNA PACE FRVATVR. AMEN.
"Thirteen hundred years before Rome, Trier stood / may it stand on and enjoy eternal peace, amen," reflects the proud city tradition. Further embroidery in the monkish Gesta made of Trebeta the son of Ninus, a "King of Assyria" imagined by the ancient Greeks, by a wife prior to his marriage to the equally non-historical Queen Semiramis. His stepmother, Semiramis, despised him and when she took over the kingdom after the death of his father, Ninus, Trebeta left Assyria and went to Europe. After wandering for a time, he led a group of colonizers to the site of Trier. Upon his death, his body was cremated on Petrisberg by the people of Trier. The image of "Trebeta" became an icon of the city during the Middle Ages.

In historical time, the Roman Empire subdued the Treveri in the 1st century BCE and established Augusta Treverorum (Lit: August (Regal, noble) [City] of the Treveri) in 30 BC. The name is likely to be taken from the title Augustus held by the Princeps or head of state at the time, Augustus Caesar. The city later became the capital of the Roman province of Gallia Belgica, as well as the Roman prefecture of Gaul. In the 4th century AD, Trier was one of the five biggest cities in the known world with a population of about 70,000 - 80,000 or perhaps up to 100,000. The Porta Nigra is counted among the Roman architecture of the city. A residence of the Western Roman Emperor, Roman Trier was the birthplace of Saint Ambrose. Sometime between 395 and 418 the Roman administration moved the staff of Praetorian Prefecture from the city to Arles. The city continued to be inhabited, but was not as prosperous as before, because of the absence of 2,000 staff members of the Prefecture and military. However, the city remained the seat of a governor and had state factories for the production of ballistae and armor, and a wool mill for uniforms for the troops, clothing for the civil service and high-quality garments for the Court. Northern Gaul was held by the Romans along a line from north of Cologne to the coast at Boulogne through what is today southern Belgium until 460. South of this line, Roman control was firm, as evidenced by the continuing operation of the imperial arms factory at Amiens.
The Franks seized Trier from Roman administration in 459 CE. In 870, it became part of Eastern Francia, which developed into the Holy Roman Empire. Relics of Saint Matthias brought to the city initiated widespread pilgrimages. The bishops of the city grew increasingly powerful and the Archbishopric of Trier was recognized as an electorate of the empire, one of the most powerful states of Germany. The University of Trier was founded in the city in 1473.
In the 17th century, the Archbishops and Prince-Electors of Trier relocated their residences to Philippsburg Castle in Ehrenbreitstein, near Koblenz. A session of the Reichstag was held in Trier in 1512, during which the demarcation of the Imperial Circles was definitively established.
In the 17th and 18th centuries, Trier was sought after by France, who invaded during the Thirty Years' War, the War of the Grand Alliance, the War of the Spanish Succession, and the War of the Polish Succession. France succeeded in finally claiming Trier in 1794 during the French Revolutionary Wars, and the electoral archbishopric was dissolved. After the Napoleonic Wars ended in 1815, Trier passed to the Kingdom of Prussia. Karl Marx was born in the city in 1818.
As part of the Prussian Rhineland, Trier developed economically during the 19th century. The city rose in revolt during the revolutions of 1848 in the German states, although the rebels were forced to concede. It became part of the German Empire in 1871.

In June 1940 over 60,000 British prisoners of war, captured at Dunkirk and Northern France, were marched to Trier, which became a staging post for British soldiers headed for German prisoner-of-war camps. Trier was heavily bombed and bombarded in 1944 during World War II. The city became part of the new state of Rhineland-Palatinate after the war. The university, dissolved in 1797, was restarted in the 1970s, while the Cathedral of Trier was reopened in 1974. Trier officially celebrated its 2,000th anniversary in 1984.

German Gold Coins 100 Euro 2008, Goslar UNESCO World Heritage Sites

German Gold Coins 100 Euro 2008, Goslar

UNESCO World Heritage series

Commemorative 100 Euro Goslar Gold Coin

Goslar is a German city added on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites and in order to commemorate this special occasion, the German government decided to mint the 100 Euro Goslar gold coin, issued in 2008.

The main characteristics of a 100 Euro Goslar gold coin are: it weighs exactly 15.55 grams, the equivalent of 1/2 troy ounces of gold, it has a purity of 24 carats or expressed in a percent its purity would be 99.90% pure gold. Another attribute of this German gold coin issued in 2008 will be its diameter of 28 mm.

On the obverse of the 100 Euro Goslar gold coin it is depicted the medieval center of the Goslar town with its famous medieval cathedral. Other inscription present on the obverse are: "UNESCO WELTERBE, ALTSTADT, BERGWERK RAMMELSBERG, GOSLAR".

The reverse of the 100 Euro Goslar gold coin depicts the famous and always present German eagle, an inheritance that comes from the time when the Mark was the German currency. Apart from the 12 European stars on the reverse, at the bottom of the coin the letter "F" is inscribed which means that this particular 100 Euro Goslar gold coin was produced by the mint in Stuttgart. Also found on the obverse are the following inscriptions: "BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND", the minting year "2008", and denomination of the coin "100 EURO".

By investing in a 100 Euro Goslar gold coin, investors will benefit from 15.55 grams of pure gold, gold of 4 carats. It is a German gold coin that deserves to be kept and to diversify portfolios in a very cultural manner; it is especially a gold coin which will always be in demand.

Therefore, a 100 Euro Goslar gold coin can easily be sold in a profitable manner at any time. It has another strong characteristic in the fact that it is an investment free of taxes. However, the strongest attribute of this German gold coin still remains the fact that is made of pure gold whose price is likely to continue to increase in the future.

Collectors will fall in love with the obverse design of the 100 Euro Goslar gold coin, which is unique in the fact that depicts an engraving in gold of the city of Goslar. Its historic impact is so important that Goslar was included among the UNESCO Heritage Sites and so in 2008 was minted this spectacular gold bullion coin.

Mintage year: 2008
Issue date: 01.10.2008
Face value: 100 euro
Diameter:         28.00 mm
Weight:         15.55 g
Alloy:         Gold
Quality:         Proof
Mintage:         320,000 pc proof
Design:         Wolfgang Th. Doehm
Mint:                 A,D,F,G,J - Verkaufsstelle für Sammlermünzen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Issue price: 339,00 Euro

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Goslar is a historic town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Goslar and located on the northwestern slopes of the Harz mountain range. The Old Town of Goslar and the Mines of Rammelsberg are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Goslar has a rich cultural, political and industrial history.
Salian Emperor Henry I founded the town in the 10th century after the discovery of silver deposits in the nearby Rammelsberg. The wealth derived from silver mining brought Goslar the status of an Imperial City, which attracted the interest of the Holy Roman Emperor.
The medieval Imperial Palace (Kaiserpfalz Goslar) was built in the 11th century and became a summer residence for the emperors, especially Henry III of Germany who visited his favourite palace about twenty times. Henry's heart is buried in Goslar, his body in the family vault in Speyer Cathedral.
In the winter of 1798, the coldest of the century, the young English poet William Wordsworth stayed in Goslar. To dispel homesickness he started to write a few verses about his childhood, which would eventually evolve into the masterpiece that was published in thirteen volumes after his death as The Prelude.
Goslar's medieval cathedral was built at the same time as the medieval Imperial Palace, but only the porch survived; the cathedral itself was torn down in 1820. Other sights are the town hall (16th century) and the ancient mines of the Rammelsberg, which now house a mining museum.

In the Cold War, Goslar was a major garrison town for the West German army and the Border police. After the fall of the Berlin wall, the barracks were vacated and a major economic factor was lost.

Germany 100 Euro Gold Coins 2004 City of Bamberg

Germany 100 Euro Gold Coins 2004 City of Bamberg

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Commemorative 100 Euro Bamberg Gold Coin

The 100 Euro Bamberg gold coin was issued in 2004 by the German Federal Bank as a commemorative coin. It was minted in order to celebrate Bamberg, a German town whose historic city center was included in 1993 in the UNESCO world heritage site list. It means that this city center is of major importance from a cultural and a historic point of view, a fact that makes this coin a favorite one for collectors.

Gold is a precious metal chosen to commemorate major events and to lively preserve images that through gold coins are surely to be transmitted from generation to generation. Therefore, past cultures and history are transmitted through gold coins and one example of such coin is a 100 Euro Bamberg gold coin minted in 2004.

This German gold coin was manufactured from exactly a half ounce of pure gold; therefore its weight in gold is the equivalent of 15.55 grams. As with the majority of the German gold coins, starting with 2001 when the last D Mark coin was minted from gold to commemorate the replacement of the Deutsch Mark with the Euro currency, it has a purity of 99.90% gold. A 100 Euro Bamberg gold coin has a diameter of 28 mm.

It is a preferred gold coin to collectors and historians because on the obverse of a 100 Euro Bamberg gold coin minted in 2004 is illustrated the medieval city of Bamberg, a beautiful miniature image in gold that has even captured the two famous bridges. The inscriptions present on the German gold coin minted in 2004 are: "STADT BAMBERG", "UNESCO", and "WELTKULTURERBE".

The reverse of the 100 Euro Bamberg gold coin illustrates the famous German eagle, a traditional reverse which remained a heritage from the out of circulation German marks. On the reverse are also depicted the 12 stars of Europe. The inscriptions present are the minting authority "BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND", the denomination of "100 EURO", and the minting year "2004". The reverse also presents the letter "F", located under the left wing of the German eagle. This letter tells us that this 100 Euro Bamberg gold coin, illustrated on our website, was minted in Stuttgart.

By investing into the 100 Euro Bamberg gold coin, investors will benefit from 1/2 troy ounces of gold of high purity, which is not at all an investment to be neglected. This German commemorative gold coin minted in 2004 is priced accordingly to the gold spot price to which it is added a small premium. If demand for this gold coin increases, its premium will increase, and so the investor will have a profitable asset in his possession.

In 2004, the only year in which the 100 Euro Bamberg gold coin was minted, there were produced a very limited number of 80,000 gold coins for each of the five mints placed in Berlin, Munich, Stuttgart, Karlsruhe, and Hamburg. This scarce mintage, which sums up a total of 400,000 gold coins, makes this gold coin very appealing to collectors.

The coin comes in the original box with certificate.
Mintage year:  2004
Issue date:  01.10.2004
Face value: 100 euro
Diameter:         28.00 mm
Weight:         15.55 g
Alloy:         Gold
Quality:         Proof
Mintage:         400,000 pc proof
Design:         Prof. Ulrich Böhme
Mint:                 A,D,F,G,J  - Verkaufsstelle für Sammlermünzen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Issue price: 191,00 Euro

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Bamberg is a town in Bavaria, Germany, located in Upper Franconia on the river Regnitz close to its confluence with the river Main. Its historic city center is a listed UNESCO world heritage site.
During the post-Roman centuries of Germanic migration and settlement, the region afterwards included in the Diocese of Bamberg was inhabited for the most part by Slavs. The town, first mentioned in 902, grew up by the castle (Babenberch) which gave its name to the Babenberg family. On their extinction it passed to the Saxon house. The area was Christianized chiefly by the monks of the Benedictine Fulda Abbey, and the land was under the spiritual authority of the Diocese of Würzburg.

In 1007, Holy Roman Emperor Henry II made Bamberg a family inheritance, the seat of a separate diocese. The emperor's purpose in this was to make the Diocese of Würzburg less unwieldy in size and to give Christianity a firmer footing in the districts of Franconia, east of Bamberg. In 1008, after long negotiations with the Bishops of Würzburg and Eichstätt, who were to cede portions of their dioceses, the boundaries of the new diocese were defined, and Pope John XVIII granted the papal confirmation in the same year. Henry II ordered the building of a new cathedral, which was consecrated May 6, 1012. The church was enriched with gifts from the pope, and Henry had it dedicated in honor of him. In 1017 Henry also founded Michaelsberg Abbey on the Michaelsberg ("Mount St. Michael"), near Bamberg, a Benedictine abbey for the training of the clergy. The emperor and his wife Cunigunde gave large temporal possessions to the new diocese, and it received many privileges out of which grew the secular power of the bishop. Pope Benedict VIII during his visit to Bamberg (1020) placed the diocese in direct dependence on the Holy See. For a short time Bamberg was the centre of the Holy Roman Empire. Henry and Cunigunde were both buried in the cathedral.

From the middle of the 13th century onward the bishops were princes of the Empire and ruled Bamberg, overseeing the construction of monumental buildings. In 1248 and 1260 the see obtained large portions of the estates of the Counts of Meran, partly through purchase and partly through the appropriation of extinguished fiefs. The old Bishopric of Bamberg was composed of an unbroken territory extending from Schlüsselfeld in a northeasterly direction to the Franconian Forest, and possessed in addition estates in the Duchies of Carinthia and Salzburg, in the Nordgau (the present Upper Palatinate), in Thuringia, and on the Danube. By the changes resulting from the Reformation, the territory of this see was reduced nearly one half in extent. Since 1279 the Coat of arms of the city of Bamberg in form of a seal is known.

The witch trials of the 17th century claimed about one thousand victims in Bamberg, reaching a climax between 1626 and 1631, under the rule of Prince-Bishop Johann Georg II Fuchs von Dornheim. The famous Drudenhaus (witch prison), built in 1627, is no longer standing today; however, detailed accounts of some cases, such as that of Johannes Junius, remain.

In 1647, the University of Bamberg was founded as Academia Bambergensis. Bambrzy (Ger. Posen Bambergers) – German Poles are descendants of settlers from the area near Bamberg, who settled in villages around Posen in the years 1719–1753. In 1759, the possessions and jurisdictions of the diocese situated in Austria were sold to that state. When the secularization of church lands took place (1802) the diocese covered 3,305 km2 (1,276 sq mi) and had a population of 207,000. Bamberg thus lost its independence in 1802, becoming part of Bavaria in 1803.

Bamberg was first connected to the German rail system in 1844, which has been an important part of its infrastructure ever since. After a communist uprising took control over Bavaria in the years following World War I, the state government fled to Bamberg and stayed there for almost two years before the Bavarian capital of Munich was retaken by Freikorps units (see Bavarian Soviet Republic). The first republican constitution of Bavaria was passed in Bamberg, becoming known as the Bamberger Verfassung (Bamberg Constitution).

In February 1926 Bamberg served as the venue for the famous Bamberg Conference, convened by Adolf Hitler in his attempt to foster unity and to stifle dissent within the young NSDAP. Bamberg was chosen for its location in Upper Franconia, reasonably close to the residences of the members of the dissident northern Nazi faction but still within Bavaria.

In 1973, the town celebrated the 1000th anniversary of its founding.

German Gold Coins 100 Euro 2006, Classic Weimar

German Gold Coins 100 Euro 2006, Classic Weimar

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Commemorative 100 Euro Classic Weimar Gold Coin

The 100 Euro Classic Weimar gold coin, issued in 2006, celebrates the classical Weimar and belongs to a series of coins recognized and appreciated all over the world. We are talking about gold coins minted in order to commemorate German cities that were included on the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list.

It is one of the greatest distinctions because it clearly suggests the historic and cultural impact of that particular town. Germany has many reasons to be proud of these distinctions and it chose the perfect way to commemorate belonging to the UNESCO Heritage list: it minted gold coins with the most representative elements from those particular towns.

The 100 Euro Classic Weimar gold coin weighs exactly 15.55 grams (1/2 troy ounces) of 24 carats gold. So it is a coin with 99.90% fineness and a diameter of 28 mm.

The obverse of the 100 Euro Classic Weimar gold coin depicts the classical Weimar which is absolutely a perfect rendition in gold of the former cultural capital of Europe, designed by Dietrichsdorf Stecher. These eleven monuments illustrated on the obverse have been added to the UNESCO list in 1998. Amongst them are culturally important buildings of the German city like the homes of the most famous German poets Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Friedrich von Schiller. The inscription present on this side of the coin is: “UNESCO WELTERBE, KLASSICHES WEIMAR”.

The reverse of the 100 Euro Classic Weimar gold coin is typical for these 100 Euro gold coins, depicting the German Federal eagle and the 12 European stars. The other inscriptions on this side are: “BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND”, the minting year “2006” and the denomination “100 EURO”. The letter “A”, placed under the eagle, means that the coin displayed on our website was minted in Berlin.

The 100 Euro Classic Weimar gold coin is perfect for collectors and for people passionate about arts, especially poetry, since it is a coin that commemorates the town where the great poets Goethe and Schiller lived and worked. It is a gold coin as beautiful as the words written by Goethe, and it was issued to remember people about their cultural past.

Even investors that will acquire these German gold coins, and among them the 100 Euro Classic Weimar gold coin minted in 2006, only for the reason that they are manufactured from pure gold in a considerable weight and at an affordable price which in the future will turn out to be more than satisfactory profitable, will be struck by the beauty and charm emanated by these commemorative gold coins filled with history and culture.

The coin comes in the original box with certificate.
Mintage year: 2006
Issue date: 02.10.2006
Face value: 100 euro
Diameter:          28.00 mm
Weight:          15.55 g
Alloy:          Gold
Quality:        Proof
Mintage:          350,000 pc proof
Design:          Dietrich Dorfstecher
Mint:                  A,D,F,G,J  - Verkaufsstelle für Sammlermünzen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Issue price: 263,00 Euro

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Germany 100 Euro Gold Coins 2007 Lübeck

Germany 100 Euro Gold Coins 2007 Lübeck 

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Commemorative 100 Euro Lübeck Gold Coin

Lübeck is a city in Germany and the Old Town was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Site list in 1987. 20 years later, in 2007, the 100 EURO Lübeck commemorative gold coin was issued.

This coin is part of a series of gold coins issued by the German Government, to celebrate the cities that have been chosen by UNESCO. Tthese coins are a great historical and cultural part of Germany, and all the coins have the same characteristics: they were minted from 99.90% gold, weigh 15.55g or ½ ounces and have a diameter of 28mm.

The obverse was designed by Bodo Broschat and shows a detailed city skyline with the famous landmark of the city, the Holsten Gate in the foreground, and behind it the old town with seven towers of the five major churches of the hanseatic city - St. Mary's Church with its twin towers in the vicinity of the market place the Town Hall, St. Peter's Church,built in the 13th century, the St. Aegidien Church, the smallest of the five, and the Church of St. James, built in the 14th Century which houses a memorial for lost sailors. Built in the 15th century the Holsten Gate on the other side of the Trave river marks the western entrance of the city like a bridgehead. The inscriptions on this side of the coin are: "UNESCO Welterbe" and "Hansestadt Lübeck".

The back of the 100 Euro Lübeck gold coin is typical for these 100 Euro gold coins and shows the German eagle and the 12 European stars. The following inscriptions are engraved: "BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND", the year of issue "2007" and the denomination "100 EURO". The letter "F", which is placed right below the eagle means that the coin displayed on our website was minted in Stuttgart.

The gold coins are legal tender in Germany and worldwide only 330,000 copies were issued, each of the five German mints produced 66,000 coins each.

The coin is delivered with a certificate in a case.
Issue date: 01.10.2007
Face value: 100 euro
Diameter:         28.00 mm
Weight:         15.55 g
Alloy:         Gold
Quality:         Proof
Mintage:         330,000 pc proof
Design:         Bodo Broschat
Mint: A,D,F,G,J (Verkaufsstelle für Sammlermünzen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland)
Issue price: 285,00 Euro

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Germany 100 Euro Gold Coins 2012 Aachener Dom | Aachen Cathedral UNESCO World Heritage series

Germany 100 Euro Gold Coins 2012 Aachener Dom | Aachen Cathedral

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As part of the German UNESCO World Heritage commemorative series launched in 2002 the Federal Ministry of Finance has now issued the ninth 100 Euro commemorative gold coin. The 100-Euro Aachener Dom gold coin honors the Aachen Cathedral, the first German building added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1978. (Since 2002 there have been a total of 11 different 100-Euro commemorative coins issued, but the "European Monetary Union" coin from 2002 and the "FIFA World Cup" coin of 2005 are not counted as part of it.)
All gold coins in the series weigh 1/2 ounce (15.55 grams) of gold, are issued in Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) condition and a nominal value of 100 Euro. The 100-Euro gold coin with a diameter of 28 mm, are made of 999.9 pure gold and are recognized in Germany as legal tender.

The obverse of the gold coin was designed by the Munich artist Erich Ott and shows a portrait of the Aachen Cathedral, which covers almost the entire coin. In a semicircle from left to right the words „WELTERBE DOM ZU AACHEN“ (HERITAGE CATHEDRAL AACHEN) are inscribed and under is the inscription „UNESCO“ .

On the back of the gold coin, just like with all other 100 Euro gold coins, the German federal eagle in a modified form can be found. Under the tail feathers of the eagle in the first line the nominal value "100" is inscribed and in the second line the currency "Euro". In a semicircle from left to right is the inscription „BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND 2012 (FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY 2012). Between the eagle and the words are, also in a semi-circle, the twelve stars of the European Union. Under the left wing of the eagle, pictured right, the particular mint mark - "A" (Berlin), "D" (Munich), "F" (Stuttgart), "G" (Karlsruhe) or "J" Hamburg) - of one of the five mints, that have produced 60,000 coins, can be found.

The edge of the coin is corrugated.

At the Cathedral German kings were crowned and it is the cathedral tomb of Charlemagne/Karl the Great.

The history of the Aachen Cathedral is directly connected to the Emperor Charlemagne. Around 800, he transformed his father's royal court in Aachen to a palace in the rank of an imperial residence. On the day of his death, on 28 January 814, Emperor Charlemagne was buried in Aachen cathedral, also called St. Mary's Church or Palatine Chapel. The ancient sarcophagus in which Charlemagne was buried, now stands in the Cathedral Treasury.

The coronation of Otto I in 936 marked the beginning of the “Aachen coronations”. This time should last for 600 years until 1531.

30 German kings ascended to the throne from the Carolingian period made of precious marble. In the treasury are numerous unique historic art exhibits made from gold. This is partly due to the fact that is a coronation church as well as a pilgrimage church.

At the heart of the cathedral, the Carolingian octagon, was built by Charles the Great at the end of the 8th Century.

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Aachen Cathedral, frequently referred to as the "Imperial Cathedral" (in German: Kaiserdom), is a Roman Catholic church in Aachen, Germany. The church is the oldest cathedral in northern Europe and was known as the "Royal Church of St. Mary at Aachen" during the Middle Ages. For 595 years, from 936 to 1531, the Aachen chapel was the church of coronation for 30 German kings and 12 queens. The church is the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Aachen.
Charles the Great (Charlemagne) began the construction of the Palatine Chapel around 796, along with the building of the rest of the palace structures. The construction is credited to Odo of Metz. It suffered a large amount of damage around 881, by the Northmen and was restored in 983. In the 14th and 15th centuries, Gothic additions were added, including the choir in 1355. It was restored again in 1881. The core of the cathedral is the Carolingian Palatine Chapel, which is notably small in comparison to the later additions.
In order to sustain the enormous flow of pilgrims in the Gothic period a choir hall was built: a two-part Capella vitrea (glass chapel) which was consecrated on the 600th anniversary of Charlemagne's death. A cupola, several other chapels and a steeple were also constructed at later dates. In 1978, it was one of the first 12 items to make the entry into the UNESCO list of world heritage sites, as the first German and one of the first three European historical ensembles.

The cathedral uses two distinct architectural styles. First, the Palatine Chapel of Charlemagne, modeled after San Vitale at Ravenna and considered to be Carolingian-Romanesque. Secondly, the choir in the Gothic style.