{"product_id":"981919-2eur-allemagne-etoiles-tournantes-nd-tranche-de-la-5dm","title":"Germany, 2 Euro, Trial Turning Star with 5DM edge, Bimetallic, EF(40-45)","description":"\u003cp id=\"head\"\u003eStylised German federal eagle with outstretched wings, facing with its head turned to the left, surrounded by 12 stars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"reverse\"\u003eDenomination on a map of Europe, six stars at the top and six stars at the bottom connected by vertical lines on the right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"comment\"\u003eExtremely rare German 2-euro pre-series or trial coin with no date or mint letter. In the Schön Euro Münzkatalog, this type is listed as 8P1.\n\nThe stars on the obverse are said to be rotating: the top point of the stars is not aligned at 12h as on the European flag, but at the hour where it is located. Thus, the star at 3h points to 3h; the one at 6h points to 6h, and so on.\n\nAs for the edge, it features the German motto separated by six eagles. The words “Einigkeit” and “Freiheit” merge into a single word, with four letters overlapping. The reeded edge is that of the 5 Deutsche Mark, a coin with a larger diameter than a 2-euro coin - 29 mm versus 25.75 mm - which explains this overlap.\n\nThere are also two other versions with rotating stars: one has the edge of a standard 2-euro coin (ref. 8P2); the other features not only the standard edge but also a date and a mint mark. However, this would only apply to 1-euro coins (ref. 8P3).\n\nOur coin appears to have been minted in Berlin or Stuttgart in 2002 or earlier. It was certainly used to demonstrate what German 2-euro coins would look like prior to their official issuance. Nevertheless, since they did not meet the European Central Bank’s criteria, most coins of this type were destroyed.\n\nDespite signs of wear, our coin remains extremely attractive due to its rarity and intriguing details.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"edgeCaption\"\u003e[2 eagles] G KEIT [eagle] UND [eagle] RECHT [eagle] UND [eagle] FREIHE ET\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"weight\"\u003e8.51 gr\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"cdma","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57343893668172,"sku":"981919","price":2495.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0637\/1655\/7029\/files\/981919A.jpg?v=1776775346","url":"https:\/\/www.numiscorner.com\/products\/981919-2eur-allemagne-etoiles-tournantes-nd-tranche-de-la-5dm","provider":"Numiscorner.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}