20 Euro Silver Coin - 100 Years Weimar Constitution - 2019
### 100 Years Weimar Constitution 20 Euro - 18 gr. Silver - Proof - First German 20-euro commemorative coin with color - 18 Gram Silver - Coin of the German Mint Berlin - Mintmark A - Mintage 112,000 pieces - In Blistercard The **20-euro commemorative coin '100 Years of the Weimar Constitution'** honors the 100th anniversary of **Germany's** first democratic constitution. The coin was struck from 18 grams of **silver** in the Berlin State Mint - Mint Mark 'A'. The coin was designed by the artist Frantisek Chochola from Hamburg. At the center of the coin is a section of the flag introduced by the Weimar Constitution. It's the first motive element in color on a silver coin of the Federal Republic of Germany. Article 1 of the Constitution circulates around the center of the motive of the coin. The reverse shows the German eagle, the inscription 'BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND', '20 EURO', 'SILBER 925', the mintmark 'A' of the Berlin State Mint, the year '2019' as well as the twelve European stars. The coin's edge bears the inscription 'NATIONALVERSAMMLUNG WEIMAR 1919 ●'. After the military defeat of the World War I and the revolution in 1918 , the first parliamentary government in German history emerged. On February 6th, 1919, the German National Assembly met for the first time in Weimar to give the young republic a constitution. The new democratic system of the Weimar Republic was based on the Weimar Constitution, which was adopted by the National Assembly on July 31st, 1919 by an overwhelming majority. The Weimar Constitution provided a viable foundation for building a federal, democratic and social state of law. However, their structural weaknesses ultimately allowed the Nazi dictatorship. The **20 Euro commemorative coin '100 Years of the Weimar Constitution'** in proof quality is delivered in a blistercard.