No doubt inspired by the success of the Royal Canadian Mint’s famous Maple Leaf bullion series, Germania added their own twist with this Mythical Forest range. The region of Europe where the historic Germania existed, was home to massive, varied forests, so it’s a fine concept for their Germanic world. There’s only a one-ounce coin in the range, although they did dabble with a bullion gold on launch, with gold since only available as a proof, with silver available as both. Sadly, the series has now concluded.

This series is unusual in spreading the complete design over both the reverse and obverse faces, with the mythological beast flowing from one to the other. Obviously, you will need two of the coins to show this, but fortunately, Germania Mint has a custom shaped capsule to hold them in the perfect position. There are special ‘Geminus’ versions for the well-heeled, but the designs work perfectly well in bullion quality.

A relatively new addition, Valkyries focuses on the women warriors of the old Germanian region, much like the Shield Maidens of Norse society. There’s only a single one-ounce coin in each issue, but it also has a customised obverse to boot. There are specials of each design, in higher weights, and with more exotic finishes – definitely not bullion coins.

The second most popular of the Germania Mint’s ranges, Allegories pairs Lady Germania with one of the many other national female personifications from around the world. Starting with Britannia, it has, surprisingly, just ended after six issues, with Galia. There’s a range of sizes, but unlike Germania, they all carry the same design. The unusual element here is thickness. Despite the ten-fold increase in weight, each format has the same diameter, with the extra metal being solely given over to thickness.

The Germania Mint’s flagship series, it was the first to appear, has the largest range of formats, and the most varied implementation of each issue’s design. Recent issues have seen the design actually morph across the four primary silver formats, telling a story, rather than just cropping a view, as in earlier releases. A particularly inventive bullion series, there are also one-ounce proof versions in silver or gold.