St. Michaelis Kirche - Hamburg, Germany
N 53° 32.865 E 009° 58.721
32U E 564844 N 5933651
Commemorative 2€ coin from 2008
Waymark Code: WMTJJF
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Date Posted: 11/30/2016
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Commemorative 2€ coin from 2008.
The coin:
The inner part of the coin shows St. Michaelis Church in Hamburg. The name of the federal State HAMBURG is inscribed beneath the image of the church. To the right of the church are the engraver's stylised initials OE and above it towards the centre the mint mark. The outer ring has the year mark inscribed at the top, six stars on each side and below them the words BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND.
The church:
St. Michael's Church (German: Hauptkirche Sankt Michaelis, colloquially called Michel) is one of Hamburg's five Lutheran main churches (Hauptkirchen) and the most famous church in the city. St. Michaelis is a landmark of the city and it is considered to be one of the finest Hanseatic Protestant baroque churches. The church was purposely built Protestant unlike many other Hamburg churches which were originally built by Roman Catholics and were converted to Protestantism during the Reformation. It is dedicated to the Archangel Michael. A large bronze statue, standing above the portal of the church shows the archangel conquering the devil.
The 132-meter high Baroque spire totally covered with copper is a prominent feature of Hamburg’s skyline and has always been a landfall mark for ships sailing up the river Elbe.
Source: Wikipedia
Money Issuing Country: Germany
Currency: Euro
Denomination: 2
Date of Issue: 02/01/2008
Type of Money: Coin
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