2019 Germany €2 UNC Coin Issue "Federal Council (Bundesrat) 70 Years"

• Mint: All 5 German mints
• Denomination: €2
• Quality: Uncirculated
• Issue limit: 30 million pcs.
• Alloy: Base Metal
• Diameter: 25.75 mm
• Weight: 8.5 grams
• Design: Michael Otto
• Box/Capsule: No/No
• Certificate: No

Additional Information

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This issue celebrates the 70th anniversary of the Federal Council (Bundesrat) in Berlin.

The issue replaces the planned Federal States (Bundesländer) issue for 2019, which has been postponed due to a change in the sequence of the Presidency based on recent population changes. This population change has resulted in Schleswig-Holstein again being at the helm of the Presidency this year, but they have already featured in the series in an earlier year. The last three coins of the Federal States (Bundesländer) series will now be issued in 2020 (Brandenburg), 2021 (Saxony-Anhalt) and 2022 (Thuringen).

The German Bundesrat (Federal Council) is a legislative body that represents the sixteen federated states of Germany at the national level. The Bundesrat meets at the former Prussian House of Lords in Berlin. Its second seat is located in the former West German capital of Bonn. The Bundesrat participates in legislation, alongside the Bundestag, the directly elected representation of the people of Germany, with laws affecting state competences and all constitutional changes requiring the consent of the body. For its similar function, it is sometimes described as an upper house of parliament along the lines of the US Senate, the Canadian Senate or the British House of Lords.