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100 Euros Gold of Mesopotamia
| Issuer | Austrian Mint |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Diameter | 30 mm |
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| Reverse description | Central high-relief depiction of a bearded bull's head in three-quarter view, closely modelled on the golden bull's-head ornament decorating the soundbox of the Golden Lyre of Ur, an artefact excavated in 1929 from the Royal Cemetery of Ur (present-day Iraq) and dated to approximately 2500 BC. The naturalistic rendering captures the curved horns, prominent eyes, and stylised beard of the original Sumerian masterwork, presented against a plain polished field. The overall composition emphasises the ancient craftsmanship of Mesopotamian goldsmiths and serves as the thematic centrepiece of this commemorative issue. |
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| Mint | Austrian Mint (Münze Österreich), Vienna |
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Part of the Austrian Mint's "Gold of Mesopotamia" series, this issue draws on Austria's long institutional relationship with Near Eastern archaeology — the Austrian Archaeological Institute has maintained excavation rights at Ephesus since 1895, and Vienna's Kunsthistorisches Museum holds one of Europe's most significant ancient Near Eastern collections. The coin was struck in the Mint's proprietary .986 "Vienna Gold" fineness, a standard the Austrian Mint has used across its bullion and collector output since the late 20th century rather than the more common .999 or .9999 fine.