German architecture: Nymphenburg Palace decorated with a gold coin
The Solomon Islands has prepared for release a new 10-dollar coin with the image of the Nymphenburg Palace. The new product is part of the series "Architectural heritage Of king Ludwig II of Bavaria" and was released for the 175th anniversary of the monarch's birth. Allcollect participated in the development of the project. The coin is made of 999 gold, its diameter is 11 mm, and the weight is only 0.5 g. The Circulation coincides with the year of issue – 2020 copies. The obverse shows a portrait of Elizabeth II, created by Ian Rank-Broadley. It also contains information about the coin: year of issue, weight, and metal sample. The reverse shows a castle and two inscriptions, "175 th Anniv Ludwig II" on the top and "NYMPHENBURG" on the bottom.
Nymphenburg Palace is located in the West of Munich. Construction lasted 11 years, from 1664 to 1675, but later the building was repeatedly expanded. Inside there are galleries with paintings, halls decorated with frescoes, and outside the Palace adjoins the Park, which forms a single whole with it. Today, Nymphenburg is open to the public and at the same time is the residence of the head of the house of Wittelsbach.
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