2023 Austria Copper-Nickel 2023 Austria Copper-Nickel Deep-sea anglerfish PN PN

To celebrate the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, the Austrian Mint is embarking on an undersea adventure that will show just how fascinating and colorful the underwater world can be.

Coin Highlights:

Cupro-nickel composition.

Individual coins are packaged in protective packaging.

Mintage of 65,000 coins.

Obverse: All 12 of the magical sea creatures in the Luminous Marine Life series are shown in silhouette on the coin’s obverse. Air bubbles up between them and a tail fin disappears beneath the waves to the right.

Reverse: When the special UV torch is shone on the coin's reverse, the deep-sea anglerfish is featured with a spherical body, large head and a mouth packed with sharp fangs.

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A UV torch gives off a special type of light that appears to bring the underwater creatures on the coins to life as they change color and glow vividly. Tiny creatures, which only become visible when you shine UV light on them, also appear here and there next to the main characters in the series, adding an element of surprise. As improbable and magical as the sea creatures featured on the coins may seem, they really do exist. Even though some of them live in the perpetual darkness of the deep seas, where no ray of sunlight penetrates, they all have extraordinary luminous qualities. They flash, sparkle and glow and change color when necessary.

The deep-sea anglerfish is a bizarre-looking creature found below a depth of 300 meters in all the world's oceans. With a body length of between 6 centimeters and 1.2 meters, it is amazing how much larger the female is than the male, which tends to reach only a few centimeters in length.