100 Euro Dessau-Woerlitz 1/2oz Gold Coin 2013 | Germany
🇩🇪 100 Euro Dessau-Wörlitz 2013 – 1/2 oz Gold Coin – Germany’s garden realm in classical minting art
The 100 Euro Dessau-Wörlitz 2013 – 1/2 oz gold coin pays tribute to one of Europe’s most significant cultural landscapes: the UNESCO World Heritage Site Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz, a masterpiece of landscape design that unites nature, art and architecture in unique harmony. With subtle elegance, this gold coin combines historical depth and modern precision – a characteristic feature of the German 100-euro gold series, which has been dedicated annually to a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2003.
On the reverse, a finely modelled view of the Garden Kingdom unfolds, whose expansive park architecture counts among the earliest landscape gardens on the European continent. The design brings together stylised elements of English landscape gardening with the clear lines of neoclassical buildings commissioned in the 18th century by Prince Leopold III Friedrich Franz of Anhalt-Dessau. Delicate relief structures, calm line work and clearly defined architectural details lend the scene a particular depth. The coin’s imagery reflects the same balance of naturalness and order that has characterised the Garden Kingdom since its creation.
The obverse features the German federal eagle in its traditional form, surrounded by the familiar inscriptions “BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND”, the face value of 100 euros and the year of issue 2013. Below appears the respective mint mark of the participating German mints. The clear composition conveys state authority and stability and forms an effective counterpart to the more narrative reverse.
Struck in 99.99% fine gold, the coin possesses the warm, rich lustre that gives German gold issues their distinctive appearance. In the 1/2-ounce denomination, both the architectural elements and the delicate landscape details are rendered with precision, without disturbing the calm overall impression.
The Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz is regarded as an expression of Enlightenment ideals: landscape, art and education were intended to form a harmonious whole. Lakes, sightlines, bridges, temples and gardens combine into a shaped nature that is both aesthetic and didactic. The coin takes up this idea and translates it into an image that conveys order, harmony and cultural breadth.
The 100 Euro Dessau-Wörlitz 2013 – 1/2 oz gold coin thus becomes a golden monument to German cultural history – a tribute to a World Heritage site that for more than two centuries has stood as a symbol of landscaped beauty and intellectual openness.
| Metal | Gold |
| Form | Gold Coin |
| Country of Origin | Germany |
| Manufacturer | Verkaufsstelle für Sammlermünzen der BRD |
| Series | 100 Euro |
| Purity | 999.9/1000 |
| Fineweight | 15.55 gram |
| Gross Weight | 15.55 gram |
| Grade | Brilliant |
| Condition | Circulated |
| Face value | 100 Euro |
| Thickness | 1.65 mm |
| Diameter | 28.00 mm |
| Mintage | 200000 |
| Packaging | Capsule with Certificate and Etui |