Germany. €10 2015. 200th birthday of Otto von Bismarck

Germany. €10 2015. 200th birthday of Otto von Bismarck



200th anniversary of the birth of Otto von Bismarck

The German politician (*1815, Schönhausen; †1898 Friedrichsruh) has gone down in history primarily due to his appointment as the first Imperial Chancellor of the German Empire in 1871.
Bismarck was instrumental in shaping Germany’s interior and foreign policy with the
comprehensive social security system he developed (comprising accident and sickness insurance and a retirement pension scheme) and the strategic alliance systems he forged.

Mint: Staatliche Münze Berlin (A)
Artist: Michael Otto, Rodenbach
Edge lettering: DIE POLITIK IST DIE LEHRE
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