Our coins bring mystical creatures to life and well-known Austrian children's author Thomas Brezina has written a magical adventure story to accompany them.
Our coins bring mystical creatures to life and well-known Austrian children's author Thomas Brezina has written a magical adventure story to accompany them.
Do you remember the shivers that stories of mysterious creatures such as dragons, trolls and werewolves gave you as a child? Or the excitement you felt at the idea that phoenixes, unicorns and griffins roamed the earth?
Just as our engravers are bringing mystical creatures to life on the coins, well-known Austrian children's author Thomas Brezina is bringing them to life on the pages of a fascinating collector album. We guarantee that young and old alike will be thrilled.
Twelve coins, twelve legends in which Münze Österreich combines ancient myths and cutting-edge black light technology. Each motif comes alive in UV light – a fantastic fusion of engraving artistry, imagination and magic.
Secure every coin in this fascinating coin series with a series subscription and order your collector album.
We are the Schmitts. A wonderfully normal family, Dad always says. With two wonderfully well-behaved children, Mom always says. I am Violetta. My hobby is horse riding. I am Ignazius, called Iggy. My hobby is exploring animals. Our ordinary life in our ordinary house was ordinary and boring.
Until we found a letter for us in the postbox. An old lady in the neighborhood had appendicitis and had to go to the hospital. She asked us to feed the pets in her house for a few days. We went there. Our parents came with us. There was a key in the envelope. It locked the front door. Our parents were horrified by the house: too dirty, too musty, too dilapidated. We were thrilled! But there was no animal to be found in the garden or the house.
That night, we secretly crept back in. We heard snorting, neighing, giggling, bubbling - a soft roar. The noises came from a locked room. The house key turned into another key in our hand. We put it in the lock of the room door. The animal noises came through the round window. There was a telescope in front of the window. Out there was a world like we had never seen before. What kind of country was it? We wanted to visit our neighbor in the hospital. But she wasn't there. She was healthy and sent us a letter from somewhere by the sea.
The mythical creatures need a story to keep them alive. You have to tell them! Only that can save them from the Lord of Nothingness!
The collector album is only available in German.
Just like Violetta and Iggy, the heroes of the tale, collectors can also discover the key to this world – the exclusive Mythical Creatures collector album. Not just the ideal home for all 12 of the 3 euro coins in the series, the album embeds each coin in a vivid fantasy story.
The collector album is only available in German.
Bringing ancient myths to life, each 3 euro coin in the Mythical Creatures series features a legendary being that can be awakened with UV light. From the dragon to the mermaid, the creatures glow with a mysterious radiance, their shapes transform and they seem to step right out of the coin.
Get every coin in this fascinating coin series with a coin subscription.
The collector album can also be ordered at the start of the series.
Colour printed, the troll bursts from the coin, flanked by a stone bridge, golden ornamentation and a mysterious footprint.
When bathed in black light, the troll starts to glow, the colours shine brightly, the inscription glows and the creature seems to step right out of the coin.
Half horse, half fish, the hippocampus is surrounded by seagrass, coral and a golden crown and ornamentation.
When illuminated by the UV torch, the design transforms into an underwater world of magic. Scales, seagrass and coral shimmer mysteriously, bringing the hippocampus to life.
The elf appears among the flowers and fruit of the wild strawberry, accompanied by a golden star.
In the beam of the UV torch, with the colours glowing and her name shining, the elf reveals her hidden secret and seems to have stepped straight out of a fairytale.
The basilisk looms menacingly from behind a broken wall, next to which stands a golden mirror, symbol of the Viennese legend.
As soon as black light hits the coin, the basilisk stirs, its colours glow ominously and the mirror shines – as if the ancient legend were coming to life again.
The graceful unicorn strides through flowers above a golden crystal, symbolising purity.
When viewed with UV light, the unicorn’s horn gleams with magical brilliance – as if it only reveals its secrets to those who are willing to believe.
With an eagle’s head and a lion’s body, the griffin keeps watch above a rocky formation and the golden Eye of Horus.
In black light the griffin appears to spread its wings, its plumage glows and the Eye of Horus shines – as if the ancient guardian were awakening to a new life.
The mythical bird spreads its wings, underneath it golden ornamentation suggests the glow of fire.
When the UV lamp illuminates the coin, the flames of the phoenix blaze in glowing red tones – a fiery vision, that rises from the ashes each time you look.
The sea serpent winds colourfully across the coin above waves and a golden trident ornament.
When black light shines on the coin, the sea serpent starts to shimmer mysteriously – its scales glow, the waters glisten and the legend comes to life in colour.
A werewolf howls at the full moon, behind it a tree, in front of it a golden medallion.
When the full moon is bathed in UV light, it shines eerily and the werewolf appears caught in mid-transformation.
The centaur gallops towards us through a forest, bow in hand. Golden ornamentation depicts a bow and arrow, highlighting his role as hunter and protector.
When the coin is exposed to UV light, the scene transforms as the centaur begins to glow mysteriously, his bow shines and it seems as if he is drawing the bowstring.
The mermaid sits in front of sunken columns, a golden harp alluding to her seductive song.
When UV light illuminates the coin, the scene is transformed into a fascinating spectacle with the scales shimmering and the harp glowing – as though the coin were flooded with undersea radiance.
A white dragon stands on its hind legs among the ruins of a Gothic window, a golden dragon egg hinting at its origin.
When lit by the UV torch, the dragon’s scales glow as though lit by inner fire, the egg shimmers mysteriously and the myth seems to come to life.
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| Mintage: Uncirculated 65,000 |
