The importance of salt in food seasoning and preservation means that its availability was crucial to the development of civilization and made salt a highly valued substance in ancient times. Salt has been mined at Hallstatt, in the Salzkammergut region of Austria, since the end of the Stone Age. In the form of three exquisite silver coins The White Gold of Hallstatt series celebrates the vital role salt has played in shaping the historical and cultural landscape of that region.