| Description : The coin commemorates the opening of the Berlin Wall on the
9th of November 1989. The fall of the Wall opened the way for the reunification of Germany in freedom and
democracy. It symbolically ended not only the division of Germany, but also of Europe and the world, and marked the end of
the Cold War ‐ thus a historical event of global significance. This significant change was sealed by the Two Plus Four
Treaty, which cleared the way for the reunification of Germany on the 3rd of October 1990. The coin is a
joint issue of France and Germany and shows the Berlin Wall opened in the middle, crossed by three peace doves and a
cheering crowd. In the background is the Brandenburg Gate as a symbol of Berlin and on the wall segment on the right is a
detail (albeit reversed) of the 37.20 m x 3.60 m painting We Are One People, created by Shamil
Gimajev in 1990. Deviations in the design exist with regard to the country code at the bottom right, "D" (Deutschland,
Federal Republic of Germany) or "RF" (République française, French Republic), the mint mark as well as the
text element inserted into the collage. The occasion in French and German "30 ANS LA CHUTE MUR DE BERLIN"
"30 JAHRE MAUERFALL" (30th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall) is shown on the left. At the bottom is the year
of issue "2019" and, in the French variant a cornucopia the mint mark of the French mint Monnaie de Paris in Plessac.
On the right a pentagon the logo of mint master Yves Sampo and above it the square logo of the mint designer
Joaquin Jimenez. |
