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3 Euros Hawaiian Bobtail Squid
| Issuer | Austrian Mint |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The field features an array of raised silhouettes depicting various luminescent marine creatures from the series, including a jellyfish, a squid, a shrimp, fish, coral formations, and other sea life, all rendered in fine relief against a textured background evoking an underwater scene. The circular legend REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination 3 EURO is prominently displayed along the lower portion of the field. The design serves as a unifying obverse for the entire Luminous Marine Life collector series issued by the Austrian Mint. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Austria's 3 Euro "Tiertaler" animal series has run since 2018, aimed squarely at younger collectors and school-age audiences — hence the modest face value and the deliberately accessible price point at issue. The Hawaiian bobtail squid, Euprymna scolopes, earns its place here partly through scientific prominence: it hosts bioluminescent Aliivibrio fischeri bacteria in a specialized light organ, a symbiosis so well-studied it became a foundational model organism in microbiology research from the 1990s onward.