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Thursday 18 March 2021

1750) Austria: "Brotherhood - Knight's Tales": The Fifth and Last Coin in a five-Coin Series issued by the Austrian Mint, features the "Teutonic Order" (named after the "Order of Brothers of the German House of St. Mary of Jerusalem") : Coin issue Date: 14.04.2021:

 1750) Austria: "Brotherhood - Knight's Tales": The Fifth and Last Coin in a five-Coin Series issued   by  the Austrian Mint, features   the "Teutonic Order"   (named after the "Order of Brothers of the German House of St. Mary of Jerusalem") : Coin issue Date: 14.04.2021:

This Collector Album has presented the Middle Ages and the World of Knights through detailed illustrations and in-depth historical information.

A rigorously researched, historically accurate and visually enthralling guide to both the darkness and light of the Middle Ages (which was a dangerous chapter in European history), the five coin album  looks at everyday life, childhood and youth during the Middle Ages.

It also explains the medieval monetary system, the Crusades, the importance of castles and fortresses and the concept of chivalry. In the Age of Chivalry, high-born warriors known as knights rode into battle on horseback dressed in full armour. The Code of Chivalry was a combination of the warrior ethos, piety, nobility and gallantry. The Coin Series is like a travel back in time to a bygone age that was notorious for being bloody and brutal.

The battle skills of knights are also  explained, as are songs and ballads that were popular at that time, not to mention the link between Robin Hood and the huge ransom paid for the release of King Richard "The Lionheart" of England in 1194 AD to Austria. 

The coins included in this series offer an insight into the knights on their journeys of adventure and discover the romance of knighthood through the love songs of minstrels. 

The Album/Coin Series contains amazing facts and detailed well-known historical facts.

The five coins  highlight the following aspects of European Knights:

CHIVALRY - Coin issue date: 10.04.2019

ADVENTURE - Coin issue date: 11.09.2019

COURAGE - Coin issue date: 15.04.2020

FORTUTUDE - September 2020

BROTHERHOOD - April 2021

I have already written posts on the first three coins, which can be accessed at the following links:






The fifth coin in the Series, focussess on the theme "Brotherhood" through the "Tuetonic Order"(named after the "Order of Brothers of the German House of St. Mary of Jerusalem"):

The fifth and final coin in the swashbuckling Knights’ Tales series celebrates the Teutonic Order. Named after the Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem, the Teutonic Order was founded as a military order in the city of Acre in 1190 and is headquartered today in Vienna. 

Initially a hospital brotherhood, from 1198 the Teutonic Order began aiding Christians on their pilgrimages to the Holy Land.

Hermann von Salza, the fourth Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, was a friend and adviser of Frederick II, who from 1220 to his death in 1250 was Holy Roman Emperor. 

Born in Ancona in 1194, Frederick spent his youth in Sicily and spoke six languages, among them Arabic. As an informant of the Pope reported: “The 12-year-old may only be a boy, but he already has the character of a king”. 

Frederick’s court became an important centre for the study of science and poetry. As one of the most important supporters of the Teutonic order, Frederick gained a good reputation both across Europe and the Holy Land.  

However, Frederick repeatedly postponed the crusade he had planned to embark upon and was subsequently ex-communicated by Pope Gregory IX in 1227.

 Although rejected by the Christian community, he eventually set off for the Holy Land in 1228 and won back the pilgrimage sites of Jerusalem, Bethlehem and Nazareth without a struggle. Through peaceful negotiations over a period of months Frederick eventually reached an agreement with Sultan Al-Kamil. 

The Holy Roman Emperor was crowned King of Jerusalem in 1229.

The coin’s reverse shows a hospital scene in which a nurse tends to a bed-ridden brother as a concerned Teutonic knight looks on. On the coin’s obverse, the coat of arms of the Teutonic order is held by a heraldic griffin.

The Coin:


The Obverse of the 10 Euro Coin shows the Coat of Arms of the Teutonic Order which is held by a heraldic griffin.

Towards the upper periphery is mentioned the denomination of the coin - "10 EURO". Towards the lower periphery is inscribed - "REPUBLIK OSTERREICH" (meaning "Republic of Austria") and the year of issue - "2020.

The Reverse of the 10 Euro Coin shows a hospital scene in which a nurse tends to a bed-ridden brother as a concerned Teutonic knight looks on.

The Coin has been issued in three variants - Copper (Uncirculated), Silver (Brilliant Uncirculated) and Silver (Proof):

Austria: Last coin released in imaginative “Knights' Tales” series  featuring the alliance of brotherhood | Coin Update

The above header/banner shows a Teutonic knight, sword drawn ready to save the Order's assets. The various Coin variants are shown at left.
Austria: Last coin released in imaginative “Knights' Tales” series  featuring the alliance of brotherhood | Coin Update
Frederick's Court.

The specifications of the Copper variant are:

Coin Series theme: Knight's Tales"; Denomination: 10 Euro; Metal Composition: Copper; Weight: 15.0 grams; Diameter/Size: 32.0 mm; Coin Quality: Uncirculated; Maximum Mintage:130,000 pieces; Minted by: Austrian Mint, Vienna; Year: 2021; Date of issue: 14.04.2021; Designers: Anna Rastl, Kathrin Kuntner.
   

Thespecifications of the Silver variants are:

Coin Series theme: Knight's Tales; Denomination: 10 Euro; Metal Composition: .925 Fineness Silver (Ag); Weight: 16.82 grams; Diameter/Size: 32.0 mm; Coin Quality: Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) and Proof (P); Maximum Mintage:30,000 pieces & 30,000 pieces; Minted by: Austrian Mint, Vienna; Year: 2021; Date of issue: 14.04.2021; Designers: Anna Rastl, Kathrin Kuntner.

The Silver Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) version is presented in a blister pack with illustrations and informative text.

The Proof coin is presented in a custom case along with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity(COA). In addition to the technical information, the COA also explains the design concept and minting quality.

Austria: Last coin released in imaginative “Knights' Tales” series  featuring the alliance of brotherhood | Coin Update











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





Germania Mint issues:


 Links to posts on Austrian Mint Coin issues on this blog:



Knights Tales Coin Series:





Magic of Gold Coin Series:











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:


For some other interesting posts from Italy/The Vatican, please visit the following links:


 

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