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20 Euros Capricorn
| Issuer | Austrian Mint (Münze Österreich) |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Value | 20 Euros (20 EUR) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a broad outer ring bearing the legends of all twelve zodiac signs and their corresponding symbols in Latin script, arranged circumferentially around the central device. At centre, the symbol for Capricorn is rendered in large, prominent characters within the inner field. A polished, round-cut pink rose quartz gemstone is set into the coin near the periphery of the central circle, representing the constellation Capricorn; the natural internal structure of the stone imparts its characteristic luminosity. The overall design integrates typographic and lapidary elements in a harmonious composition. |
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| Mintage | 2025 - Proof - 30,000 |
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Austria's zodiac coin programs have run long enough that individual signs now appear in multiple material treatments across different series. This Capricorn issue uses rose quartz — a stone associated with the sign through modern crystal lore rather than classical astrology — embedded directly into the planchet, a technique Münze Österreich has refined across its Nature's Wonders and similar insert-stone programs over the past decade.