Spain's colonial empire spanned vast parts of Central and South America. These lands, rich in gold and silver, were an important resource for the kings of Spain. The Spanish established mints in their American colonies to produce coins from the precious metals extracted in the New World. The oldest mint on the American continent is the Mexican Mint, which was set up in 1535. Twice a year, the famous silver fleet sailed from the New World back to Spain fully laden with treasures.

Die Europäische Währungsunion stellt den Zusammenschluss von EU-Mitgliedstaaten auf dem Gebiet der Geld- und Währungspolitik dar. Die EU-Staaten, die den Euro noch nicht eingeführt haben, sind grundsätzlich verpflichtet, der Währungsunion beizutreten, sobald sie die im EG-Vertrag festgelegten Konvergenzkriterien erfüllen.

After comments on the MaRisk draft of 26 September 2022 had been examined in detail and following the subsequent discussions in the MaRisk Expert Panel, the official revised MaRisk were published on 29 June 2023.

Our special piece references the successes of Emperor Titus Flavius Domitianus (81–96) in Germania. The coin shows his portrait wearing a laurel wreath. On the reverse of the aureus, the mourning Germania is depicted, sitting on a Germanic shield. Beside her lies a broken spear.