In view of the current situation in connection with the coronavirus, the distribution via the Bundesbank’s branches is expected to start on 9 September 2021. We will inform you in due course about the availability of the €10 collector coin "on the water" at the branches.

It is generally not possible to reserve or send German euro collector coins with a stamp quality which are placed on the market by the Deutsche Bundesbank. The coins can be purchased at our branches during the opening times from the first issue date – as long as stocks last – in normal form at their nominal value. Owing to the expected high demand, individuals can only receive two coins per person per day in the first few weeks, irrespective of age. Powers of attorney are not accepted.

The coin has a total circulation of 1.75 million. Of these, 1.5 million are minted in mint quality (300,000 pieces per mint) and 0.25 million are minted in the higher-quality mirror finish quality (50,000 pieces per mint).

The €10 coin is not a circulation coin, but a collector's coin. It is issued as a collector’s item in limited editions. It is the nature of a collector’s coin that only a certain shortage leads to an increase in value. With the issue of the €10 collector coin series "Air-moving", the Federal Ministry of Finance not only wanted to expand the range of products in the field of collector coins, which had previously been tailored to the classic coin collector, but also to target a new, especially young target group through the sale price of €10 in a mint finish and the extraordinary appearance. This is aimed at boosting the collector coin sector.

The Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF), the owner of the coin in Germany, has set the circulation volume of the €10 collector coin to 1.5 million in stamp quality. In consultation with the Federal Ministry of Finance, two-thirds of this amount is intended for the banking industry to provide for its customers and for the Deutsche Bundesbank to distribute it to individuals via its branches. One-third of the total circulation goes to the commercial coin trade.

If the Federal Ministry of Finance has a circulation volume of 1.5 million pieces of stamp quality, of which only a small proportion is delivered to individuals via the Bundesbank’s branches, it is not possible to create a set of records with all five mints, nor is it planned. Furthermore, there is no guarantee that the coin mark of the local minting center is in stock at the respective branches.

Whether and to what extent a credit institution offers its customers German euro collector coins for purchase is a business policy decision of the respective enterprise. Banks offering this service obtain the relevant coins from the Deutsche Bundesbank. The institutions from which the €10 coin can be purchased "on the water" can be obtained from your house bank and the credit institutions closest to you.

The €10 collector coin is legal tender in Germany, which means that it can generally also be used to pay in shops in Germany. However, the coin - like the other German euro collector coins - will hardly be used in payment transactions.

Certificates of authenticity are only available for German euro collector coins in gold, i.e. coins of €20, €50, €100 and €200 in gold.

Owing to the enormous demand, the quotas of our branches for individuals expired within a short period of time after the date of issue of the normal minting (10 September 2020), meaning that this coin is no longer available from the Deutsche Bundesbank.