Major landmarks in the history of humanity - the fall of the berlin wall

La chute du mur de Berlin

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La chute du mur de Berlin

Monnaie de Paris celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall, which took place on November 9, 1989, with the striking of a series of collector coins and a commemorative 2€ coin.

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall, Monnaie de Paris craftspersons pushed the limits of their savoir-faire by offering a special shape coin, with an optical illusion of a section of the Berlin Wall.

The German Federal Government is also launching a commemorative 2€ coin that takes up the drawing of Joaquin Jimenez, artistic director of the Monnaie de Paris. The reverse is the current currency of 2€, common to all countries in the euro area.

Finally the 10€ and 100€ shows a falling part of the Berlin Wall. It opens on a German crowd having arms up meaning victory. Three doves, as a peace symbol, are flying overhead this crowd. The doves have their wings spreaded in V, also meaning victory. On the left, "30 ans de la Chute du Mur – 30 Jahre Mauerfall" is written.

Emblematic coins

The Siver 10€ and the Gold 200€ offer an optical illusion. We might think that they are in a shape of a capital L, while they are perfectly flat. In the center, a german soldier goes through the wall as an allegory of the Fall of the Wall. Below the coin, "30 Jahre Mauerfall" is written. It means "30 years of the Fallen Wall". On the reverse, "30 ans de la Chute du Mur de Berlin 1989-2019" is like hadwritten honouring this major event kept in mind by many people.