1682) Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria: "Alpine Treasures Coin Series": A 50 Euro Gold Coin issued by the Austrian Mint featuring the Golden Eagle, the High Peaks and the Braya Alpina Flower: Date of Coin issue: 12.02.2020:
Just as gold lasts forever, the mighty Alps will rise for eternity. Nevertheless, environmental contamination and mass tourism have taken their toll over the past century.
Alpine Treasures is a three-coin series that highlights the rare species of plants and animals that are native to the Austrian Alps and shows off the multifaceted nature of the country’s spectacular mountain landscape.
In doing so, it provides a gorgeous golden glimpse of the monumental peaks of the Hohe Tauern National Park, of the lush green valleys of the Kalkalpen and of the wild waters of Gesäuse National Park. Only the Alps themselves are more beautiful.
HOHE TAUERN NATIONAL PARK:
The series starts at the very top in the form of High Peaks, which provides a gorgeous golden glimpse of the monumental peaks of the Hohe Tauern National Park, including the Grossglockner, Austria’s highest mountain (3,798 metres).
One of the most spectacular high mountain landscapes on the planet, the Hohe Tauern is home to 300 peaks above 3,000 metres in altitude. Austria’s first ever national park, covering an area of 1,800 km2 where the provinces of Salzburg, Tyrol and Carinthia converge at the central ridge of the Austrian Alps, the Hohe Tauern is also the largest national park in central Europe.
More than a third of all plant species recorded in Austria can be found in the Hohe Tauern, including half of all mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians. Among the park’s 3,500 plant species is a botanical rarity in the Eastern Alps, the endemic Alpenbreitschötchen, a member of the family of cruciferous vegetables. The special protection area on the Grossglockner is one of the few locations where the plant can be found in Austria. The coin’s obverse features different images of the Alpenbreitschötchen above the plant’s Latin name, Braya alpina.
Once a rarity itself, after almost disappearing in the 19th century, the golden eagle has also found a safe haven in the Hohe Tauern.
The Coin:
The Obverse and Reverse of the 50 Euros Gold Coin placed together
On the Obverse of the 50 Euro Gold Coin is seen the Braya Alpina flower in the foreground.
The inscriptions are - "REPUBLIK OSTERREICH" (meaning "Republic of Austria"), "50 EURO", "BRAYA ALPINA" and the year of issue "2020".
The Coin Collector Wooden Case for all the three Coins issued in the "Alpine Treasures Coin Series":
Finished in delicately worked Austrian oak and featuring a slate plate sunk into the lid, the case is, like the coins themselves, entirely produced in Austria.
Country of issue: Republic of Austria; Coin Series Name: "Alpine Treasures"; Coin Theme: "Hohe Tauern National Park", Austria; Date/Year of issue: 2020; Denomination/Face Value: 50 Euros; Metal Composition: .986 Fineness Gold (Au); Fine Weight: 7.78 grams/0.25 Oz; Total Weight: 7.89 grams; Diameter/Size: 22.0 mm; Coin Quality: Proof; Mintage: 20,000 pieces; Presentation Box/Case: Yes; Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Yes; Designer(s): Herbert Wahner, Anna Rastl; Packaging: Coin comes in a case complete with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity and protective slipcase.
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