2014 AD., Germany, Federal States series, state of Niedersachsen commemorative, 2 Euro, Hamburg mint.

Germany, Federal States series, state of Niedersachsen commemorative, engravers: Erich Ott (obverse) and Luc Luycx (reverse), Hamburg mint ("J"), 2014 AD.,
2 Euro (25,8 mm / 8,51 g), bimetallic, brass plated nickel center in a copper-nickel ring, 8,50 g. theor. mint weight, mintage 6.300.000 , ca. 30 million coins in total for all mints), medal alignment ↑↑ (0°) ,
Obv.: 2014 / J / {OE} / NIEDERSACHSEN / D , view of the St. Michael's Church, Hildesheim, within 12 stars on the copper-nickel ring, country indication "D" below, mint mark J (of Hamburg) to left, engraver´s initials {OE} -monogram to right.
Rev.: 2 EURO / LL , map of Europe (second map type), to right 6 lines and twelve stars of Europe on the edge; engraver´s initials LL to r.
Edge: (eagle) EINIGKEIT UND RECHT UND FREIHEIT , immersed depiction and motto on a reeded edge.
ref. ? .
from circulation

Year / Mint Mark / Mint / Mintage / Details
2014 A 6,000,000 - Berlin
2014 A 84,000 Proof
2014 A 85,000 BU
2014 D 6,300,000 - Munich
2014 D 77,000 Proof
2014 D 80,000 BU
2014 F 7.200.000 - Stuttgart
2014 F 77,000 Proof
2014 F 80,000 BU
2014 G 4,200,000 - Karlsruhe
2014 G 77,000 Proof
2014 G 80,000 BU
2014 J 6.300.000 - Hamburg
2014 J 77,000 Proof
2014 J 80,000 BU


The Church of St. Michael (German: Michaeliskirche) is an early-Romanesque church in Hildesheim, Germany. It has been on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list since 1985. It is now a Lutheran church. Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim (996-1022) built a Benedictine monastery from the ground up on a hill linked with the archangel Michael just a half kilometer north of the city walls of his seat (Hildesheim), a monastery that featured an imposing church some 70 meters in length overall. Bernward set the first stone for the new church in 1010 and dedicated the still unfinished building to Michael on the archangel's feast day, 29 September 1022, just a few weeks before his death. Construction, however, continued under his successor, Bishop Godehard (died 1038), who completed the work in 1031 and reconsecrated the church to Michael on September 29th of that year.
more on : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Michael's_Church,_Hildesheim