{"id":227098,"date":"2025-05-15T11:07:06","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T11:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/?p=227098"},"modified":"2025-05-15T11:13:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T11:13:02","slug":"anniversary-coins-from-the-berlin-and-london-marathons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/anniversary-coins-from-the-berlin-and-london-marathons\/","title":{"rendered":"Anniversary Coins from the Berlin and London Marathons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In recent months, I had the opportunity to participate in two exceptional running events: the BMW Berlin Marathon 2024 and the London Marathon 2025. Both marathons left me with unforgettable memories, but today I\u2019d like to focus on souvenirs that stay with us long after we cross the finish line \u2013 the anniversary coins.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Berlin 2024 Coin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In recent months, I had the opportunity to participate in two exceptional running events: the BMW Berlin Marathon 2024 and the London Marathon 2025. Both marathons left me with unforgettable memories, but today I\u2019d like to focus on souvenirs that stay with us long after we cross the finish line \u2013 the anniversary coins.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-227103\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_8367.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1019\" height=\"1017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_8367.jpeg 1019w, https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_8367-980x978.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_8367-480x479.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1019px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>London 2025 Coin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The anniversary coin from the 45th edition of the London Marathon, although designed with ecology in mind (made from 100% recycled zinc), is smaller \u2013 5 cm in diameter \u2013 and feels less refined in terms of details and material quality. Although the organizers emphasize its modern, eco-friendly character and solid workmanship, in direct comparison with the Berlin coin, it falls short \u2013 both in size and overall impression.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-227107\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0877-819x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you value unique marathon souvenirs, the Berlin coin is a clear winner in every respect: it\u2019s bigger, heavier, and better made. The London coin, despite its interesting ecological approach, simply doesn\u2019t match the Berlin coin in terms of prestige and detail.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcf8 Berlin and London Marathon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BMW Berlin Marathon 2024 vs. London Marathon 2025 \u2013 which anniversary coin makes a bigger impression? \ud83c\udfc5 Check out my comparison of these two unique collectibles: the elegant, meticulously detailed coin from Berlin and the more modest version from London.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":227101,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-227098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-marathon-majors-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227098","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=227098"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227098\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/227101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=227098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=227098"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=227098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}