2018 AD., Germany, Federal Republic, Fairy tales of brothers Grimm series, Froschkönig commemorative, Stuttgart mint, 20 Euro.
Germany, Federal Republic, Fairy tales of brothers Grimm series, Froschkönig commemorative, engraver: Anne Karen Hentschel, Stuttgart mint, 2018 AD.,
20 Euro (ø 32,5 mm / 18,01 g), 0.925 silver, 18,00 g theor. mint weight, mintage 1.400.000 , axis medal alignment ↑↑, plain, incuse lettered edge,
Obv.: BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND 2018 / F / SILBER 925 / 20 EURO , issuer, date, mint mark, silver content and value around German coat of arms (eagle), 12 stars in a circle around.
Rev.: GRIMMS MÄRCHEN – FROSCHKÖNIG / {AH} , frog holding golden ball and crowned princess, engraver´s monogram between.
Edge: plain with incuse inscription “KÖNIGSTOCHTER JÜNGSTE MACH MIR AUF !“ (translated: "youngest daughter of the king open the door").
Ref. ? .
Year / Mint Mark / Mintage
2018 / F / 1.200.000
2018 / F / 200.000 (proof)
"The Frog Prince; or, Iron Henry" (German: Der Froschkönig oder der eiserne Heinrich, literally "The Frog King; or, The Iron Heinrich") is a fairy tale, best known through the Brothers Grimm's written version; traditionally it is the first story in their collection. In the tale, a spoiled princess reluctantly befriends the Frog Prince (meeting him after dropping a gold ball into a pond), who magically transforms into a handsome prince. Although in modern versions the transformation is invariably triggered by the princess kissing the frog, in the original Grimm version of the story the frog's spell was broken when the princess threw it against a wall in disgust. Although the story is best known today through the Grimm Brothers' rendition of it, parts of it may extend back until at least Roman times; a version of the story is apparently referred to in Petronius's Satyricon, in which the character Trimalchio remarks that, "qui fuit rana nunc est rex" ("The man who was once a frog is now a king.").
More on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Frog_Prince