Solomon Islands – 2017 – 2 Dollars – Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church Hologram Collection
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Issuing Country | Solomon Islands |
Year of Issue | 2017 |
Face Value | 2 Dollars |
Metal | Silver |
Fineness (purity) | 999/1000 |
Weight | 31.1 grams / 1 oz |
Diameter | 42×27 mm |
Quality | PROOF |
Mintage | 1000 |
Scope of Delivery | Box Certificate |
Special features | Hologram |
Description
The Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (in German: Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche, but mostly just known as Gedächtniskirche) is a Protestant church in the centreof Berlin, on the Kurfürstendamm. The original church on the site was built in the 1890s. It was badly damaged in a bombing raid in 1943. The present building, which consists of a church with an attached foyer and a separate belfry with an attached chapel, was built between 1959 and 1963. The damaged spire of the old church has been retained and its ground floor has been made into a memorial hall for WWII. The Memorial Church today is a famous landmark of western Berlin, and is nicknamed by Berliners “der hohleZahn”, meaning “the hollow tooth”.