1627) The "Rainbow Serpent" (Serpent Creator - Australia), Austria: A 20 Euro Silver Coin minted by the Mint of Austria, Vienna depicting the Serpent that Aboriginal Australians consider as the "Creator of the World": Date of Coin issue: 04.01.2021:
The "Serpent Creator of the World" - An Aboriginal Australian Belief:
The Mint of Austria has released on 04.01.2021 a new five-coin Collector Coin Series of Silver Coins titled The "Eyes of the World", each featuring an animal with a special characteristic for which it was praised in the myths of previous cultures.
The eyes of the five animals featured in the series are each in their own shade of Swarovski® crystal, enhancing the animals’ already mythical quality.
The header/Banner presents the Obverse and Reverse of the 20 Euro Silver Coin, against a background image of the "Rainbow Serpent"
The first coin in the series, Australia – the Serpent Creator, features the Rainbow Serpent, considered by Aboriginal Australians to be the Creator of the World.
For Aboriginal Australians the world is explained through the ‘Dreamtime’, an epoch during which the earth, living creatures and plants obtained their physical appearance.
One of the heroes of this mythical time is the Rainbow Serpent. In almost all regions of Australia the Rainbow Serpent is seen as the creator, which is dreamed of as an earth spirit that creates mountains, valleys and life’s most precious and vital resource – water.
The Rainbow Serpent is a hermaphrodite creature that is able to reproduce itself. As it can shed its skin, it also stands for recreation and creative development and among mythical creatures is the creative one.
The human eye cannot see the serpent’s real shape. As a rainbow it connects the sky and earth, the physical and metaphysical worlds.
The Coin:
The Obverse and Reverse of the Silver 20 Euro Coin minted by the Austrian Mint
The Obverse of the 20 Euro Silver Coin features an illustration of a snake slithering out of foliage. This is bordered by a dotted pattern reminiscent of Aboriginal Australian dot painting.
The name of the issuing country "REPUBLIK OSTERREICH" (meaning "Republic of Austria") and the year of issue - "2021" as well as, the denomination "20 EURO" are inscribed on this face.
The Reverse of the 20 Euro Silver Coin is dominated by a large stylised snake head. The snake’s eye is made from orange-coloured drop-shaped stone of refined and polished Swarovski® crystal, from which a nuanced light is refracted. Both inspirational and resplendent, this also manages to create a sense of eye contact with the snake.
The specifications of this Silver Coin are:
Date of Issue: 20 January 2021; Coin Quality: Proof; Coin Series Theme: "The Eyes of the World"; Face Value/Denomination: 20 Euro; Coin Designers: Mag. Helmut Andexlinger, Anna Rastl; Diameter/Size: 34.00 mm; Metal Composition: .925 Fineness Silver (Ag); Fine Weight: 20.74 g / 0.66 Oz; Total Weight: 22.42 grams;
Packaging: Coin comes in a Presentation Case complete with a numbered Certificate Of Authenticity (COA) and has a protective slipcase; Year of Coin issue: 2021; Date of Coin shipping: 20.01.2021; Mintage: 30,000 pieces; Maximum Order Quantity: 20 pieces;
A specially designed Collector's Case is available to accomodate all the five coins issued/to be issued in the Series.
Manufactured from lacquered wood, the "Eyes of the World" Collector Case includes a protective slipcase and storage box, both featuring a stylised eye in the centre.
There is space for the five Silver Coins in the "Eyes of the World" Coin Series and room to store the Coin Certificates under the decorative Coin Tray.
Links to posts on Austrian Mint Coin issues on this blog:
14) Alfred Adler: The Vienna schools of Psychotherapy: A 3 coin 50 Euro Gold Coin Series:
15) The 100th Anniversary of the General Theory of Relativity by Albert Einstein: Gold and Silver Coins issued by the Royal Mint of Belgium in denominations of 50 Euro (Gold) and 10 Euro (Silver)
16) 825 Years of the Vienna Mint (1194-2018): A Silver Bullion Coin issued by the Austrian Mint, Vienna celebrating the milestone (issuedate: 12/12 - with year of issue engraved as 2019
17) b) Austria: "Adventures of the first Crusade - Knights Tales": The second coin in the 5-Coin Series to be issued by the Austrian Mint, features Godfrey of Buillion (1060-1100 AD), one of the leaders of the First Crusade and the coin's theme is "Spirit of Adventure" Coin issue date: 11.09.2019"
17) c) Austria: "Courage - Knight's Tales": The Third Coin in a five Coin Series issued by the Austrian Mint, features the "Knights Templars": Coin issue Date: 15.04.2020
17) c) Austria: "Courage - Knight's Tales": The Third Coin in a five Coin Series issued by the Austrian Mint, features the "Knights Templars": Coin issue Date: 15.04.2020
For posts on COTY (Coin of the Year) winners since 2015 in a competition held by Krause Publications of Germany, please visit the following links:
Links to posts on Federal Republic of Germany issues and other posts on this blog:
8) Graf Zeppelin: A 20 Dollar Silver coin and a 5 Dollar Gold Coin issued by Cook Islands in April 2017 to commemorate the 100th Death Anniversary of Count Ferdinand Adolf Heinrich August von Zeppelin (08.07.1838 - 08.03.1917)
9) A "Hundert Mark" (Hundred Mark) Reichbanknote dated 1st November 1920 tells a tale of a time when hyperinflation was rampant in Germany after World War I
10) 100th Anniversary of the Weimar Constitution: A 20 Euro Silver Coin issued by the German Federal Government: Coin Minted by the Berlin Mint: Year of issue: 2019:
11) "An Land" (On The Land): A 10 Euro Coin: The second "Tri-material" Coin in the Series titled "Air Moves" - with an outer ring, inner core and an embossable polymer ring: Innovative coin issued by the Federal Republic of Germany in 2020
11) "An Land" (On The Land): A 10 Euro Coin: The second "Tri-material" Coin in the Series titled "Air Moves" - with an outer ring, inner core and an embossable polymer ring: Innovative coin issued by the Federal Republic of Germany in 2020
For some other interesting posts from Italy/The Vatican, please visit the following links:
7) Michelangelo's "Pieta", Vatican City: New Copper Coin Series titled "Art and Faithy": A 10 Euro Copper Coin minted by the "Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca Dello Stato" (IPZS) on behalf of the "Ufficio Filatelico e Numismatico Governatorato della Cotta del Vaticano": Coin issue date: 05.03.2020
8) Ancient Postal Routes, Vatican City State: EUROPA 2020 Theme: Two stamps of 1.10 Euro and 1.15 Euro issued by the Ufficio filatelico e Numismatico -Governatorato, Vaticano featuring Ancient Postal Routes emanating from the Vatican City State during the 6th & 11th Centuries AD
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