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Friday 19 March 2021

1751) Austria: New Annual Easter Coins feature a little miracle and highlight a baby chick and egg: Silver and Copper Coins of 5 Euros issued by the Austrian Mint, Vienna: Date of Coin issue: 10.03.2021:

1751)  Austria: New Annual Easter Coins feature a little miracle and highlight a baby chick and egg: Silver and Copper Coins of 5 Euros issued by the Austrian Mint, Vienna: Date of Coin issue: 10.03.2021:

The Austrian Mint has released on 10.03.2021,  new Easter Coins;, which is an annual product, which was  first launched in 2002 with the introduction of the Euro. 

The Banner/Header shows the Obverse & Reverses of the Silver (at right) & Copper Coins (at left) placed on the four corners. A newly born chick is seen in the centre of the background image

This year’s theme (2021) features one of Easter’s more enduring symbols of the holiday - the Baby Chick and Egg. 

Over the centuries, people have also decorated eggs, some intricately with detailed painted and artistic designs or simply dyed various colours. For the Chick itself, the egg is the final step on its journey to a miraculous world, unaware that it is part of that miracle itself. 

The Chick is called a “Wuiserl” or “Singerl” in Austria and is a young bird of the Chicken species in Ornithology. 

With its “egg tooth” on the front of its beak, when it’s time to hatch, the chick diligently pecks on the shell. It is a strenuous feat and takes time as it has to take pauses again and again. A tiny hole is created in the egg’s membrane, and it gradually becomes larger. The chick presses with its whole body against the cracked shell, again and again, until it finally breaks apart.

 The chick is born exhausted and breathing heavily. It stretches and stretches. Its tiny feathers, which first appear as matted and wet, later dry and create the yellow fuzz which we all associate with a baby chick. 

It’s a chicken and egg situation:

 Which came to symbolise Easter first, the chicken or the egg from which it emerges? Whatever the correct answer, there are few better metaphors for the new life and rebirth associated with spring and Easter than the sight of a fluffy little chick using its beak to peck a hole through the shell of its egg.

An ancient symbol of fertility, the egg was a feature of pagan festivals celebrating spring. For Christians, easter eggs are thought to represent Jesus rising from the dead. 

But eggs were also eaten by the ancient Persians and Egyptians when celebrating their New Year, which took place in spring. For the chick, the egg is the final step on its journey to the miraculous world; a journey it makes unaware that it is part of that miracle itself.

The Coin:

The nine-sided coins are struck in both sterling silver and pure copper, which are designed by Helmut Andexlinger and Anna Rastl. 

The Reverse of the 5 Euro Coins includes a stylised image of a hatchling, perhaps looking around in amazement. With big eyes, it looks at the development and blossoming of nature in spring. The chick is still in its shell below, which is decorated for Easter. It is surrounded by other wonders of life: Spring flowers rising from the ground and a butterfly floating around in front of his eyes.

The Obverse of the 5 Euro  Coins depicts representations of the nine national coats of arms which comprise the Austrian Republic (REPUBLIK OSTERREICH) and are arranged in a circular layout with the denomination of 5 EURO centred. 

The specifications of the  Silver Coin are:

The Banner/Header showcasing the Silver Coin. Recently born chicks are placed in the background.

Country of issue: Republic of Austria; Coin Series: "Easter Coins"; Date/Year: 10.03.2021; Denomination/Face Value: 5 Euro; Metal Composition: .925 Fineness Silver (Ag); Weight: 7.78 grams or 0.25 Oz; Total Weight: 8.41 grams; Diameter/Size: 28.50 mm; Coin Quality: Special Uncirculated (SU); Mintage: 50,000 pieces; ; Packaging/Remarks: Coin comes in a blister pack featuring information in German and English; Coin Designers: Mag. Helmut Andexlinger, Anna Rastl.

The specifications of the  Copper Coin are:

The Reverse and Obverse of the 5 Euro Copper coin

Country of issue: Republic of Austria; Coin Series: "Easter Coins"; Year: 2021; Denomination/Face Value: 5 Euro; Metal Composition: Copper; Weight: 8.90 grams or 0.25 Oz; Total Weight: 8.41 grams; Diameter/Size: 28.50 mm; Coin Quality: Brilliant Uncirculated (BU); Mintage: 200,000 pieces; Coin Designers: Mag. Helmut Andexlinger, Anna Rastl. Packaging/Remarks: i) Each Brilliant Uncirculated Silver Coin is presented in a colourful folder with a blister-pack feature and text in German and English. 















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