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3 Euros Firefly squid
| Issuer | Austrian Mint (Münze Österreich) |
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| Year | 2025 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a dynamic underwater panorama composed of silhouettes of numerous marine creatures from the broader series, including squid, jellyfish, octopus, fish, shrimp, and a whale tail, arranged across the entire field in an illustrative style. The legend REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH arcs along the left and upper rim in raised Latin letters, while the denomination 3 EURO is prominently displayed in large numerals and text along the lower right. The design is rendered in an engraved, relief style evoking the diversity of ocean life. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Austria's 3 Euro "collector schilling" series, launched in 2018, targets children and school curricula rather than traditional numismatic buyers — the denomination is non-standard precisely to signal that these are educational pieces rather than circulation coinage. The firefly squid (Watasenia scintillans) is a bioluminescent cephalopod found primarily in Toyama Bay, Japan, where spring aggregations in the shallows are large enough to turn the water visibly blue.