Austria 5 Euro Copper (.999) Uncirculated Coin 2017 - Easter Lamb - Easter Coins

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Austria 5 Euro Copper (.999) Uncirculated Coin 2017 - Easter Lamb - Easter Coins

Sellers Note:
This coin; issued by the Austrian Mint is part of a long running series that comes in both Copper and Silver.
This coin is the Copper version in Uncirculated Quality and is composed of Fine Copper (99.9%).
Although issued as a loose coin they have been encapsulated in a high quality 'Lighthouse Capsule'.
Each coin of the series has a unique obverse with a common reverse design and has a Nonagon shape (9 sides).
Being of a low face value of €5 and not being composed of a precious metal makes these beautifully designed coins a reasonably low cost collection.

Country: Austria
Face Value: 5 Euro
Theme: Easter Lamb
Collection: Easter Coins
Composition: Fine Copper (.999)
Quality: Uncirculated
Year: 2017
Weight: 8.90 g
Fine Weight: 8.89 g (0.29 Troy Oz)
Mintage: 200,000
Coin Shape: Nonagon
Diameter: 28.50 mm
Edge: Interrupted Reeded
Edge Inscription: None
Packaging: Lighthouse Capsule
Condition: See images
Certificate: No Certificate Issued
Mint: Austrian Mint AG
Designer: Mag. Helmut Andexlinger, Herbert Wähner

Shipping Options
Only charge An Post rates (rounded up to nearest Euro)
(Will combine shipping):
* Standard Post (Ireland): €4
* Registered Post (Ireland): €10
* Collection (Bray): Free

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Description:
Much used in ecclesiastical art, with its youthful innocence, exuberance and vulnerability, the lamb has long been a symbol of spring, of birth, of life itself.
Easter is the time of year most associated with this sweetest of creatures, which graces both sides of our 2017 Easter coin in both special uncirculated quality in silver and uncirculated quality in copper.
In Christian iconography the lamb is often depicted holding a victory banner, which represents the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Above a realistic illustration of a lamb in the foreground of the reverse of the coin, a naïve representation of the Lamb of God is holding such a banner.
The latter is from a relief sculpture found on an early 13thcentury keystone in parish church of St Egidi in the Austrian province of Steiermark (Styria).
The young sheep figures in a seasonal tradition in that part of southern Austria as what is known as Sinn Gebäck (literally, 'meaning bread'), when an Easter lamb baked in dough is served on the breakfast table.