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50 Euro Judith II
| Issuer | Austrian Mint (Münze Österreich) |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Value | 50 Euros |
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| Obverse description | Within a rectangular inner frame rendered in the Jugendstil manner, a female figure — evoking Klimt's Judith II — is depicted frontally from the waist upward, her long flowing hair cascading over her bare shoulders as she holds a hand mirror before her. Ornamental scrollwork and stylised sunflowers in the Art Nouveau style fill the flanking fields. The legend REPUBLIK along the left border and ÖSTERREICH arching across the upper field frame the central motif, with the date 2014 inscribed at the upper left of the inner frame and the denomination 50 EURO prominently placed in the lower field. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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This piece belongs to Austria's "Crown Jewels" gold series, which drew on the imperial regalia and associated iconography of the Habsburg dynasty held in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. Judith II — wife of Henry II, Duke of Austria — is a figure whose historical record is thin enough that her inclusion reflects the series' interest in dynastic objects rather than the individuals themselves.
The .986 fineness is notably purer than the .900 gold standard used in most classical European coinage, placing it closer to the bullion end of the collector spectrum despite its numismatic presentation.