Austria 3 Euro 2023 "Stony Coral" UNC

Stony Coral, the fifth 3-euro coin in the Luminous Marine Life series, transports you right into the most species-rich of marine habitats – the coral reef. This is because stony corals use themselves as material to build fantastic living worlds where other sea creatures also thrive, including the clownfish, with its bright orange body and three black-edged white stripes.

All 12 of the magical sea creatures in the Luminous Marine Life series are shown in silhouette on the coin’s obverse. Air bubbles up between them and a tail fin disappears beneath the waves to the right. On the coin’s reverse, a wide band, reminiscent of an old-fashioned porthole frames an aquatic scene that features a coral reef.

Stony corals are depicted in the top left of the scene, sea fans to the right, brain coral in the centre and sea anemones in the bottom left, while clownfish are dotted around the reef. When the coin is illuminated with UV light, the coral and sea anemones glow and change colour.

Date of Issue : 8 November 2023

Quality : Uncirculated

Series : Luminous Marine Life

Face Value : 3 Euro

Diameter : 34 mm

Alloy : Cooper

Weight : 16 g