German euro coins

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German euro coins use three different designs:

- 1, 2 and 5-cent coins designed by Rolf Lederbogen
- 10, 20 and 50-cent coins designed by Reinhard Heinsdorff
- 1-euro and 2-euro coins designed by Heinz Hoyer and Sneschana Russewa-Hoyer

All coins show the 12 EU stars and the year. Each coin also has a small mint mark letter indicating where it was minted. The mint marks come from Germany’s long minting history and have changed over time due to political changes. In the euro era, mints used various letters (examples include A, B, C, D, E, F, G, J), with Berlin (A) starting D-mark minting again in 1990.

For images of the common side and more details, see euro coins.

Germany also issued commemorative coins. The series Die 16 Bundesländer der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (The 16 States of the Federal Republic of Germany) ran from 2006 to 2021, with one state coin issued each year to match the Bundesrat presidency. In 2018, Schleswig-Holstein’s Daniel Günther was Bundesrat president, and because Schleswig-Holstein had a 2006 coin, the next three state coins were delayed by a year. Instead of a 2019 state coin, the series celebrated 70 years since the Bundesrat’s constitution. The last three coins appeared in 2020, 2021 and 2022.

As of 2025, Germany has issued thirteen other €2 commemorative coins in addition to the Bundesländer series.