2021 Austrian €100 Gold of the Incas
- August 26, 2021
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- Pierre
From the 13th to the 16th centuries, the Incas ruled over a huge, highly developed empire made up of hundreds of Andean tribes, the origins of which were derived from a sacred place, star or animal. The official religion was the sun cult. Temples dedicated to the sun were built throughout the realm, which at its peak stretched from Ecuador in the north to parts of Chile and western Argentina in the south. The best known is the Coricancha, which was located in Cusco in present-day Peru, the political, military and administrative centre...
2021 €3 “STYRACOSAURUS ALBERTENSIS” from Austrian Mint
- August 10, 2021
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- Pierre
They may have looked terrifying but the spikes and horns that protruded from the head of Styracosaurus albertensis were not necessarily used for violent purposes. The...
COLOURFUL CREATURES SERIES – 2018 AUSTRIAN “FROG” COIN
- September 26, 2018
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- Pierre
The metamorphosis from the tadpole to the frog is one of nature’s most fascinating and familiar transformations. Typically lasting only 24 hours, and initiated...
Austrian 2018 “Silent night” 2/3 once silver coin
- September 11, 2018
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- Pierre
Recorded by everyone from Elvis Presley to the Vienna Boys’ Choir, one of the most popular and enduring song of all times Silent Night...
2019 Austrian numismatic program highlights
- September 03, 2018
- by
- Pierre
The Austrian Mint has sent us its 2019 numismatic program.
This program is marked by a transversal theme relating to the 825th anniversary of the...
100€ Gold – The Mallard – Wildlife series – Austrian MINT 2018
- August 28, 2018
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- Olivier
Of the six animals featured in the Wildlife in our Sights series, the mallard is the only one that most of us...
20€ EMPRESS MARIA THERESA – PRUDENCE AND REFORM – Austrian MINT 2018
- August 28, 2018
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- Olivier
Rounding off the Empress Maria Theresa series, Prudence and Reform, like all the coins in the series, is minted in extra-bold relief and...
URIEL – THE ILLUMINATING ANGEL 10 EURO SILVER COIN 2018 – Austrian MINT
- July 25, 2018
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- Pierre
The only angel in the Austrian Mint’s interfaith Guardian Angels series not recognized as an archangel by the Roman Catholic church, Uriel, the subject...