2026 Germany €35 Silver Coin Issue - Margot Friedländer

• Mint: Berlin (A)
• Denomination: €35
• Quality: Proof/UNC
• Limit: 63,000/N/A
• Alloy: 92.5% Sterling Silver/50% silver
• Diameter: 32.5 mm
• Weight: 18/17 grams
• Fine Silver Weight: 0.535/0.273 oz
• Design: Anna Steinmann
• Box/Capsule: No/Proof only
• Certificate: Proof in printed folder
• Edge Lettering: "SEID MENSCHEN • IHR HABT ES IN DER HAND" ()

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This coin pays tribute to Holocaust survivor Margot Friedländer, who devoted herself to sharing her experiences as a contemporary witness.

Margot Friedländer (1921-2025) was a German‑Jewish Holocaust survivor, contemporary witness, and author. In 1944, she was deported to Theresienstadt after her mother and brother had previously been arrested by the Gestapo and murdered. Following liberation, she lived for many decades in the United States before returning permanently to Berlin in 2010.

Through her recollections - most notably in her book Try to Make Your Life (Versuche, dein Leben zu machen) - Friedländer offered generations profound insight into life before, during, and after persecution. Well into old age, she travelled to schools, memorial events, and public discussions to counteract forgetting. Margot Friedländer is regarded as one of the most important voices of remembrance culture in Germany.

The obverse design deliberately forgoes a portrait, and instead features a coiled amber necklace as its central motif - an intimate keepsake that Margot Friedländer received from her mother and carried with her throughout her life. The seemingly casually placed necklace is accompanied by the quotation "LOOK AT WHAT CONNECTS YOU". In the lower section, a series of dots completes the design, forming a harmonious circular composition. The motif conveys one of Margot Friedländer’s key messages in a subtle yet powerful way and creates a striking emotional closeness - even without a portrait.

The reverse has the German eagle with outstretched plumage, the words “BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND”, the value and denomination, the letter “F” for the Stuttgart Mint, the year 2026, and the twelve stars of Europe.