2024 Germany €20 Silver Coin Issue "The Basic Law (Constitution) 75 Years"

• Mint: Karlsruhe (G)
• Denomination: €20
• Quality: Proof/UNC
• Limit: 50,000/N/A
• Alloy: 92.5% Sterling Silver
• Diameter: 32.5 mm
• Weight: 18 grams
• Design: Detlef Behr
• Box/Capsule: No/Proof only
• Certificate: Proof in printed folder
• Edge Lettering: "IM BEWUSSTSEIN SEINER VERANTWORTUNG" (AWARE OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITY)

Additional Information

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May 2024 marks the 75th anniversary of the promulgation and entry into force of the German Basic Law.

Initially formulated as a provisional constitution for the Federal Republic of Germany, the Basic Law has applied to the whole of Germany since the accession of the states on the territory of the former GDR.

The theme ‘75 years of the Basic Law’ is illustrated with a striking composition of the anniversary number and the well-known abbreviation for the Basic Law. Article 1 of the Basic Law - and thus its most important value, so to speak - is placed in the upper third of the coin: THE DIGNITY OF MAN IS INVIOLABLE. The lines of text are continued by a radial grid of dots and visually linked to form a circle - an abstract allusion to the parliamentary seating arrangement and at the same time the link between human dignity and the basic democratic order.

The reverse has the German eagle, the words “BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND”, the value and denomination, the letter “J” for the Hamburg Mint, the year 2024, and the twelve stars of Europe.