1 oz Silver Berlin by Night - Brandenburg Gate 2026 (Mintage: 100)

Berlin by Night – Brandenburg Gate 2026: Glowing Capital City Rarity with Just 100 Pieces

• Strictly limited: A vanishingly small mintage – only 100 pieces worldwide
• Growth opportunities: Very high potential for value appreciation due to the strict limitation and strong demand from passionate coin collectors
• Rarity: An extremely rare collector's coin, which will only be found in a handful of collections
• Investment objective: A coveted collector's item whose scarce mintage carries high potential for future value growth
• Design: The illuminated Brandenburg Gate beneath a full moon and the Milky Way – on the reverse, the famous Quadriga in an impressive close-up
• Exclusive: This special collector's piece is available exclusively from Kettner Edelmetalle
• High-quality finishing: Luminous colouring and gold-shimmering accents, elaborately refined for you in several technical production steps
• Material / Fineness: A full ounce of silver with a purity of 999.9/1,000 and a fine weight of 31.1 g
• Manufacturer: Kettner Edelmetalle – the coin was additionally refined afterwards in Germany
• Country of origin: Germany

Hardly any structure embodies Germany as much as the Brandenburg Gate. On this coin, it shines in a night that could scarcely be imagined more romantically. Golden light falls on the mighty columns, the rain-soaked cobblestones of Pariser Platz reflect every single lantern, and a bright full moon watches over it all. This 1-ounce mint issue from the "Cities and Landscapes" series belongs to those silver coins that instinctively make you take a second look.

✔ A Nighttime Panorama in Glowing Colours

The obverse thrives on contrasts. The Milky Way stretches across the deep blue starry sky in violet and magenta, while a glowing sunset fades out on the horizon in orange and red. The illuminated gatehouses flank the scene on the left and right. Those who look closely will even discover, through the central passageway, the silhouette of the Victory Column at the end of Straße des 17. Juni. Along the lower edge runs the inscription "1 OZ 9999 FINE SILVER 2026" – simple, elegant, and rendered in gold colour.

✔ The Quadriga: Goddess of Victory over Berlin

The reverse presents itself quite differently, but no less spectacularly. It places the Quadriga at the centre – the four-horse chariot that has crowned the gate since 1793, based on the design by sculptor Johann Gottfried Schadow. The goddess of victory, Viktoria, steers her chariot, holding aloft in her raised hand the Iron Cross within an oak wreath bearing the Prussian eagle – an element added by Karl Friedrich Schinkel in 1814 after the Quadriga's return from Paris. Below it, the ornate relief of the attic is rendered in rich detail. On the right edge stands the face value "20 DOLLARS"; below it is displayed the national coat of arms of the issuing country, Liberia. Unlike many medals featuring Berlin motifs, this minting thus carries an official face value.

The gate itself was built at the end of the 18th century to designs by Carl Gotthard Langhans in the early Neoclassical style. For decades it stood on the border between East and West, and after 1989 it became a symbol of German unity. A design, then, that tells a story.

✔ Finishing with an Eye for Detail

The coin owes its unmistakable character to a specialised workshop in Germany that refines it exclusively for Kettner Edelmetalle. With great precision, the design is applied in colour, so that the sky, moon, and lights glow in rich tones. In addition, there is partial gilding: the reeded edge and the inscriptions shimmer in warm gold, framing nighttime Berlin like an elegant picture frame. The coin is coloured and partially gilded, comes in Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) condition, and is delivered protected in a capsule. The manufacturer's statement refers to the coin itself, not to the finishing.

✔ Why 100 Pieces Make All the Difference

Classic bullion coins such as the Maple Leaf or the Britannia are minted in the millions. Their advantage lies in their closeness to pure material value. A coloured silver coin with a mintage of only 100 pieces, on the other hand, plays in an entirely different league: here, rarity, design, and craftsmanship determine the appeal. The strict limitation ensures that each piece becomes a true collector's item. Berlin motifs in particular attract great interest among collectors both in Germany and abroad – a factor that further underscores the potential for value appreciation of this rarity.

✔ Silver: A Metal with a Great History

Silver has been minted into coins for thousands of years. In many cultures it was regarded as a symbol of wealth and prestige, and to this day it has lost none of its fascination. Besides its beauty, the precious metal also possesses intrinsic value, as electronics, solar, and medical technology require it in large quantities, while supply remains limited. Many investors also value silver as a building block for their inflation hedge and their crisis protection. With this coin, however, the joy of collecting is clearly at the forefront. A pleasant side effect: under current legislation, profits from the sale of silver are tax-free for private individuals, provided the holding period is at least one year.

✔ Key Information at a Glance

• Material: Silver, fineness 999.9/1,000
• Denomination: 1 ounce (1 oz)
• Fine weight: 31.1 g
• Diameter: 40 mm
• Face value: 20 Dollars
• Issuing country: Liberia
• Year of issue: 2026
• Series: Cities and Landscapes
• Mintage: 100 pieces
• Condition: Brilliant Uncirculated (BU)
• Edge: reeded
• Finishing: coloured and partially gilded
• Packaging: in capsule
• Manufacturer: Kettner Edelmetalle

✔ A Piece of Berlin for Your Collection

Whether as the centrepiece of a city-themed collection, as a memento of a visit to the capital, or as an extraordinary gift for Berlin enthusiasts: this coin combines art, history, and the fascination of an extremely small mintage. With such a very low mintage, it's worth not waiting too long.

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