Austria 5 euro commemorativo 2014 "Avventura Artica" fdc

 coin Austria 5 euro commemorative 2014 "Arctic Adventure" fdc

dedicated to the Arctic adventure - copper metal - weight 8.9 g - diameter 28.5 mm km3231

Celebrating the official discovery of the Franz-Joseph-Land arctic archipelago by Austro-Hungarian explorers in 1873, as well as the opening of the polar bear enclosure of the same name at the Vienna Zoo, Arctic Adventure is a copper coin of 5 euro made superbly Austrian Mint. It is said that every image tells a story, but few coins report the story so convincingly.

The reign of Emperor Franz Joseph I for a long time was a period of great innovation and discovery. Charged with finding the Northeast Passage and reaching the North Pole, the Austro-Hungarian North Pole expedition sailed on Admiral Tegetthoff in the summer of 1872, but the ship was trapped in the ice for several weeks during which it passed through 'archipelago. With characteristic details, this scene forms the background on the back of this intrepid 5-euro silver coin. The world's biggest terrestrial predator, the fearsome polar bear, is in the foreground along with its cute and tender puppy, whose knowledge can now be made in the oldest zoo in the world.