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Why is an oak twig depicted on the 1, 2 and 5 euro cent coins issued by Germany? |
Travel Info Why is an oak twig depicted on the 1, 2 and 5 euro cent coins issued by Germany? Travel Tips Because the oak tree is the national plant of Germany. It symbolises Germany the way Laurel leaves do Italy and the Lily France. There is a saying that goes "stark wie deutsche Eiche" (strong as German oak). Oak was among the trees that were sacred to the old Germanic tribes, the "Thing" (tribe assembly and legal council) was commonly held under an oak or a linden tree. Others I dont know,maybe sign of nature It used to be on the pfennigs too. Because the oak is a hard wood, the stongest of the strong trees, as the Fatherland was once the strongest nation. But now it is just on the periphary of global influence, a mere twig on the tree of empiricism. Hope this helps. dv Oak is kind of a holy symbol...goes back farther than the Romans who used oak leaves as a sign of victory. (Even the US military used oak leave clusters on their medals.) The Germanic tribes and the Celts had their ceremonies in oak groves. On the old 50 Pfennig piece there is a picture of a woman planting a oak.This was a picture of the designers wife, and she is dressed like the Tr眉mmerfrauen, the women that cleaned up the bombed cities of Germany brick by brick, after the war.It symbolized a new beginning. It remembers to the old Pfennig where the oak twig was shown, too. The Oak is one of THE German trees, everyone knows it and can identify it. It stands also for a kind of strenght is a symbol for a strong country Germny wanted to become after WWII. |
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