Austrian mint will be releasing their second coins for the Wildlife in our Sights series; 2014 Wild Boar €100 Gold Coin. The Wild Boar .986 fine gold coin Comes in a case complete with a numbered certificate of authenticity and protective slipcase. It will be issue on October 29 with only 30,000 mintage.
The coin obverse show an impressive male with tusks clearly visible in its natural habitat, inscription "Republik Österreich" and the gold coin face value "100 Euro".
The coin reverse show a sow, watching over her young offspring as they wallow playfully in mud. A badger looks on
in the woodland habitat both animals share, which, as shown on both sides of the coin, preferably contains oak trees since they provide acorns in abundance.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Quality: Proof
Collection: Unseren Wildtieren auf der Spur
Face value: 100 Euro
Date of issue: 29.10.2014
Coin design: Thomas Pesendorfer / Mag. Helmut Andexlinger /
Diameter: 30.00 mm
Alloy: Gold Au 986
Fine weight: 16.00 g
Total weight: 16.22 g
Mintage: 30,000
Release Price: €645.00
Not for nothing is the wild boar the world’s most widely extended species of cloven-hoofed animals. A predecessor of the domestic pig, it is a strong, adaptable and highly intelligent omnivore. The second in our handsome Wildlife in our Sights series, this brilliant gold coin may be a real eye catcher, but in real life the wild boar doesn’t like to draw so much attention to itself, sleeping in the day and foraging for food at night. This is a wise strategy considering that wild boar have been hunted for centuries.
You can order your 2014 Wild Boar €100 Gold Coin at the Austria Mint website www.muenzeoesterreich.at.
