25 Euro Silver-Niobium Coin Cosmology

The Subject of the Austrian Mint 13th 25 Euro Silver-Niobium Coin is Cosmology, the study of the origin, evolution, and eventual fate of the universe. The 25 Euro Silver-Niobium Coin Cosmology center show blue and yellow colors niobium, surrounded by 0.900 silver.

On its obverse, Cosmology features an illustration of the universe in its niobium core, complete with stars, the planet Saturn and its rings, and the Rosetta space probe, the first ever spacecraft to orbit a comet. On the coin’s reverse, the planets in orbit encircle the European Extremely Large Telescope, which is currently under construction by the European Southern Observatory in the Atacama Desert of Chile and is due for completion in 2022. The telescope will enable us to look deeper than ever into the solar system, the galaxy and the universe, concepts illustrated on the coin’s outer silver rings.

The coin comes in a case complete with a numbered certificate of authenticity and protective slipcase.

Technical Specifications:
Quality: special uncirculated
Collection: Silver-Niobium
Face value: 25 Euro
Date of issue: 21.01.2015
Coin design: Mag. Helmut Andexlinger
Diameter: 34.00 mm
Alloy: Silver-Niobium
Ring: Silber Ag 900
Pill: Niob
Fine weight: 9.00 g
Total weight: 16.50 g
Price: € 58.00 incl. 10% VAT

The 25 Euro Silver-Niobium Coin Cosmology is available for pre-order now at the Austrian Mint website www.muenzeoesterreich.at. The delivery will start on January 21st next year.