2017 AD., Germany, Federal Republic, Grimm´s fairy tale series, Bremen town musicians commemorative, Hamburg mint, 20 Euro.
Germany, Federal Republic, Grimm´s fairy tale series, Bremen town musicians (Bremer Stadtmusikanten) commemorative, engraver: Elena Gerber, Hamburg mint, 2017 AD.,
10 Euro (ø 32,5 mm / 18,05 g), 0.925 silver, 18,00 g theor. mint weight, mintage ?, axes medal alignment ↑↑, plain, incuse lettered edge,
Obv.: BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND / SILBER 925 – 20 / EURO – J , issuer, date, mint mark, silver content and value around German coat of arms (eagle), 12 stars flanking.
Rev.: BREMER STADTMUSIKANTEN / EG / GRIMMS MÄRCHEN , four animals, a donkey, a dog, a cat, and a rooster looking out from a window, engraver´s initials below.
Edge: plain with incuse inscription "ETWAS BESSERES ALS DEN TOD FINDEST DU ÃœBERALL * * " (translated: "Something better than death you find everywhere * * ").
Ref. ? .
Year / Mint Mark / Mintage
2017 / J / ?
2017 / J / ? (proof)
The "Town Musicians of Bremen" (German: Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten) is a fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm. Despite the title of the fairy tale, the characters never arrive in Bremen. In Aarne–Thompson classification it is a folk tale of type 130: "outcast animals find a new home".
In the story a donkey, a dog, a cat, and a rooster (or hen), all past their prime years in life and usefulness on their respective farms, were soon to be discarded or mistreated by their masters. One by one they leave their homes and set out together. They decide to go to Bremen, known for its freedom, to live without owners and become musicians there. ("Something better than death we can find anywhere.")
More on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_Musicians_of_Bremen