Coins

Die Staatlichen Münzen Baden-Württemberg stellen im Auftrag des Bundesministeriums der Finanzen die deutschen Gedenk- und Umlaufmünzen her. Während Umlaufmünzen durch die Deutsche Bundesbank verteilt werden, ist die Münze Deutschland für den Vertrieb aller Gedenkmünzen in Spiegelglanz-Qualität verantwortlich. Gedenkmünzen in Umlaufqualität erhalten Sie zum Nominalpreis, solange der Vorrat reicht, bei Banken und Sparkassen.
5 Euro Münze 2017
5 Euro Münze 2017

Polymer coins

Visible security

The State Mints of Baden-Wuerttemberg were leaders in the development of the polymer coin, which possesses a whole new level of security. Not only is the polymer ring a visible security feature for each user, with the addition of nano-pigments it can also serve as a covert security feature. Thus, for the first time, coins can be produced that are as difficult to forge as banknotes.

More about the polymer coin

Technical Equipment

Coins for Germany and beyond The State Mints of Baden-Wuerttemberg is Germany’s largest mint, with a total of 80 employees at two sites. The two mints are owned by the regional government of Baden-Wuerttemberg and are responsible for striking 40% of Germany's euro coins. In Karlsruhe and Stuttgart state-of-the-art technology is used to produce euro [...]

Assistant Undersecretary Walter Leibold mints the first 5-euro collector coin “Subtropical Climate Zone”

On 8 December 2017, Assistant Undersecretary Walter Leibold has struck the very first 5-euro collector coin “Subtropical Climate Zone”. He thus set the wheels in motion for the production of the second issue of the “Climate Zones of the Earth” coin series. All coins in the series are equipped with a polymer ring between the […]

Technical Equipment

Assistant Undersecretary Walter Leibold mints the first 5-euro collector coin “Subtropical Climate Zone”