3 Argenteus - Aureus Magnus Mother Mary

Werner Graul was a German medalist active in the mid-twentieth century who produced a series of private religious issues outside any state monetary system. The "Argenteus" denomination is entirely his own invention — these pieces carry no legal tender status and were sold directly to collectors and devotional buyers. The X# prefix in the World Coin catalog system designates exactly this category: fantasy issues and privately struck pieces with no government backing.

At 45 grams of .999 silver, the production cost alone would have made these inaccessible as anything but collector objects from the moment of issue.