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5-euro coin 2014 arctic bear copper revers
5-euro coin 2014 new year copper revers

Copper Coin
Arctic Adventure

Product No. 19575

€  5.00

Tax free
Maximum order quantity: 50
Availability Currently unavailable

Celebrating the official discovery of Arctic archipelago Franz-Joseph-Land by Austro-Hungarian explorers in 1873, as well as the opening of the polar bear enclosure of the same name at Vienna Zoo, Arctic Adventure is a superbly crafted 5 euro copper coin from the Austrian Mint. It is said that every picture tells a story, but few coins bring history to life as convincingly as this.

The reign of long-serving Emperor Franz Joseph I was a time of great innovation and discovery. Tasked with finding the Northeast Passage and reaching the North Pole, the Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition set sail on the Admiral Tegetthoff in summer 1872, but the ship became trapped in pack ice for several weeks during which it came across the archipelago. With characteristic detail, this scene forms the background to the reverse of this intrepid 5 euro silver coin. The world’s largest land predator, the fearsome polar bear, features in the foreground along with its cute and cuddly cub, whose acquaintance can now be made at the world’s oldest zoo.

Also available in special uncirculated quality in silver.

Date of Issue 9 April 2014
Quality Uncirculated
Face Value 5 Euro
Coin Design Thomas Pesendorfer, Mag. Helmut Andexlinger
Diameter 28.50 mm
Alloy Copper
Total Weight 8.90 g
Packaging Comes without packaging
Year Uncirculated Proof Special Uncirculated

Celebrating the official discovery of Arctic archipelago Franz-Joseph-Land by Austro-Hungarian explorers in 1873, as well as the opening of the polar bear enclosure of the same name at Vienna Zoo, Arctic Adventure is a superbly crafted 5 euro copper coin from the Austrian Mint. It is said that every picture tells a story, but few coins bring history to life as convincingly as this.

The reign of long-serving Emperor Franz Joseph I was a time of great innovation and discovery. Tasked with finding the Northeast Passage and reaching the North Pole, the Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition set sail on the Admiral Tegetthoff in summer 1872, but the ship became trapped in pack ice for several weeks during which it came across the archipelago. With characteristic detail, this scene forms the background to the reverse of this intrepid 5 euro silver coin. The world’s largest land predator, the fearsome polar bear, features in the foreground along with its cute and cuddly cub, whose acquaintance can now be made at the world’s oldest zoo.

Also available in special uncirculated quality in silver.

Date of Issue 9 April 2014
Quality Uncirculated
Face Value 5 Euro
Coin Design Thomas Pesendorfer, Mag. Helmut Andexlinger
Diameter 28.50 mm
Alloy Copper
Total Weight 8.90 g
Packaging Comes without packaging
Year Uncirculated Proof Special Uncirculated
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