Collector Coins
5 February 2016
The new €5 “Planet Earth” collector coin
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On 5 February 2016, Parliamentary State Secretary Michael Meister presented the new € 5 Planet Earth collector coin at
the World Money Fair in Berlin.
This new coin is not only the first ever €5 coin to be released
by Germany, it is also the world’s first coin to be made with
a special combination of metal and polymer components.
See the coin
http://streaming.bundesfinanzministerium.de/bmf/video/20160203_muenze_markteinfuehrung_nur_url.mp4
About the coin
Date of issue:
14 April 2016
Obverse design:
Stefan Klein
Reverse design:
Alina Hoyer
Edge inscription: BLAUER PLANET EARTH (Blue Planet Earth)
Material:
Copper and nickel, polymer
Quality:
Brilliant uncirculated and proof
Diameter:
27.25mm
Weight:
9.00g
Mints:
Berlin (A), Munich (D), Stuttgart (F), Karlsruhe (G), Hamburg (J)
Each mint will produce the polymer ring with a different shade of blue.
Order the coin
The €5 “Planet Earth” collector coin can be ordered in higher-value proof quality for €15.55 at the Official Sales
Agency for Collector’s Coins of the Federal Republic of Germany by phone under +49 961 3818 4400 or online at
www.deutsche-sammlermuenzen.de.
In Germany, the coin can be purchased at face value in brilliant uncirculated quality at the offices of the Deutsche
Bundesbank and many credit institutions from 14 April 2016 onwards.
More on this topic
Flyer: €5 “Planet Earth” collector coin [PDF, 1MB]
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