1752) "Smart Mobility", Republic of Austria: A 25 Euro Silver Niobium Coin issued by the Austrian Mint, Vienna continues the Annual Series with a futuristic concept of Air Taxis, a Superblock concept of Group Housing & present day Transport - Bicycles & Scooters: Date of Coin issue: 10.03.2021:
The Austrian Mint has issued on 10.03.2021 the latest coin in its popular Annual Silver-Niobium Coin Series highlighting the concept of "Smart Mobility" and having as its theme futuristic eco-friendly concepts which focus on the healthy benefits of cycling and using public transport and Superblock Concept (Group Housing as in a Garden City, with traffic moving on the periphery, say a Ring Road) in the near future.
SMART MOBILITY:
Getting from A to B promises to be both smart and exciting in the future.
The plans and concepts illustrated on Smart Mobility, the 2021 edition of the Silver-Niobium Coin, suggest that mobility will also become healthier. This is because of the health benefits of cycling and using public transport, as well as the subsequent reduction in air and noise pollution in urban areas and the deceleration of global warming.
The appearance of urban spaces will also change dramatically.
The basic idea here is the ‘superblock’ concept, in which houses are grouped together as in a garden city and traffic moved to the periphery.
Urban areas are thus transformed from parking lots into lively parks where children can effectively play in the street.
This will result in more sustainable and environmentally friendly transport solutions. It also implies greater digitization, something that has already led to the invention of self-driving cars and buses and could make air taxis a common sight in the near future.
The Silver-Niobium Coin:
The Obverse and Reverse of the 25 Euro Silver-Niobium Coin placed together.
The futuristic craft fills the two-tone Niobium Core and spreads into the Silver outer ring so as to underline the visionary nature of this concept.
The inscriptions on this face are - " REPUBLIK OSTERREICH" ("Republic of Austria"), "25 EURO" on the lower periphery and the Year of issue "2021" (at centre left).
The Reverse of the 25 Euro Silver-Niobium Coin underlines the ecologically sustainable, decelerated aspect of smart mobility.
The Silver Outer Ring highlights the importance of public transport in the future while the Niobium Core focusses on the Bicycle and Scooter, the most sustainable individual means of mobility.
Also in the Niobium Core, the superblock concept is seen as if through a lens.
The specifications of this Coin are:
Country of issue: Republic of Austria; Date/Year: 10.03.2021; Denomination/Face Value: 25 Euro; Metal Composition: Silver-Niobium (Ring) .900 Fineness Silver (Ag), (Core) Niobium .998 Fineness Niobium (Nb); Fine Weight: 9.00 g / 0.29 oz; Total Weight: 16.50 g; Diameter/Size: 34.0 mm; Coin Quality: Special Uncirculated (SU); Mintage: 65,000 pieces; Special Technique: Niobium injected in the Coin's Core; Presentation Box/Case: Yes; Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Yes; Coin Designers: Mag. Helmut Andexlinger, Herbert Wähner.
Remarks: Packaging Comes in a case complete with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity and protective slipcase.
Links to posts on Austrian Mint Coin issues on this blog:
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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
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
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
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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