Tuesday, 12 January 2021

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:

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.














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