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In addition to the ability to create a rich and thriving culture based on the mining of salt, the people of the Hallstatt culture boasted other skills. The traces of those skills were discovered by mine operator Johann Georg Ramsauer in 1846, when he came across a burial ground near the Hallstatt salt mine. The valuable burial objects he uncovered are not only evidence of the prosperity and high social status of those buried there, but also of the religious and spiritual world of the Hallstatt culture. Displaying a high degree of technical expertise in their manufacture, the burial objects include elaborate bronze vessels containing food and drink that were intended to nourish the deceased on their journey to the afterlife. The ornate depictions of people with which they are often decorated include scenes of festivities as well as cremations. Waterfowl such as ducks and swans seem to play a special role. They were regarded as a symbol of the divine as, unlike humans at the time, they were able to move on land, in water and the air.
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This coin is a fantastic addition to any collection. Add this 2025 Austria Silver €20 The White Gold of Hallstatt Beliefs and Rituals coin to your cart today!
Series: The White Gold of Hallstatt
Thousands of years before this region became a popular tourist destination, it was already flourishing, as it supplied half of central Europe with that most essential of substances – salt. At the southern end of the Salzkammergut, the picture-postcard village of Hallstatt lies on the shore of the lake of the same name. Inside the local mountains, salt is found in abundance and, exploited since prehistoric times, the Hallstatt salt mine is the world's oldest. During the Iron Age, salt mining and trade led to the prosperity of the people in and around Hallstatt, which gave its name to the Hallstatt culture, the archaeological culture linked to the people of the Early Iron Age in Europe.
As early as 1200 BC, the tools produced for mining salt in Hallstatt were highly sophisticated and cultural exchange with other peoples led to the import of exotic materials such as amber, glass, coral and ivory from as far afield as Africa and Asia. In the mines, the salt has preserved organic materials such as textiles, wood and leather, and artifacts decorated in styles that were widespread in Europe have survived in good condition. A simple and modest mining community only in appearance, prehistoric Hallstatt was highly advanced.
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Following the issue of Salt Mining and Salt Trading, The White Gold of Hallstatt reaches its spiritual climax in the form of Beliefs and Rituals.
In addition to the ability to create a rich and thriving culture based on the mining of salt, the people of the Hallstatt culture boasted other skills. The traces of those skills were discovered by mine operator Johann Georg Ramsauer in 1846, when he came across a burial ground near the Hallstatt salt mine. The valuable burial objects he uncovered are not only evidence of the prosperity and high social status of those buried there, but also of the religious and spiritual world of the Hallstatt culture. Displaying a high degree of technical expertise in their manufacture, the burial objects include elaborate bronze vessels containing food and drink that were intended to nourish the deceased on their journey to the afterlife. The ornate depictions of people with which they are often decorated include scenes of festivities as well as cremations. Waterfowl such as ducks and swans seem to play a special role. They were regarded as a symbol of the divine as, unlike humans at the time, they were able to move on land, in water and the air.
Coin Highlights:
- Contains .666 oz of fine silver.
- Packaged with a mint box along with a certificate of authenticity.
- Mintage of 30,000 coins.
- Obverse: The obverse features a bowl decorated with a bull, one of the remarkable artifacts unearthed at the burial grounds of Hallstatt, which are symbolized in the background by a pair of skeletons.
- Reverse: Inspired by artistic depictions found on bronze vessels from the Iron Age, known as situlae, the coin’s reverse features an image of a ritual in the foreground, in which a prostrate person is being blessed or anointed by another who is standing. In the background, beyond those supporting the ritual and a blazing fire, a water bird is depicted. Due to its great importance, salt also played a part in rituals. Valuable things were sacrificed, among them ‘white gold’.
- Guaranteed by the Austrian government.
This coin is a fantastic addition to any collection. Add this 2025 Austria Silver €20 The White Gold of Hallstatt Beliefs and Rituals coin to your cart today!
Series: The White Gold of Hallstatt
Thousands of years before this region became a popular tourist destination, it was already flourishing, as it supplied half of central Europe with that most essential of substances – salt. At the southern end of the Salzkammergut, the picture-postcard village of Hallstatt lies on the shore of the lake of the same name. Inside the local mountains, salt is found in abundance and, exploited since prehistoric times, the Hallstatt salt mine is the world's oldest. During the Iron Age, salt mining and trade led to the prosperity of the people in and around Hallstatt, which gave its name to the Hallstatt culture, the archaeological culture linked to the people of the Early Iron Age in Europe.
As early as 1200 BC, the tools produced for mining salt in Hallstatt were highly sophisticated and cultural exchange with other peoples led to the import of exotic materials such as amber, glass, coral and ivory from as far afield as Africa and Asia. In the mines, the salt has preserved organic materials such as textiles, wood and leather, and artifacts decorated in styles that were widespread in Europe have survived in good condition. A simple and modest mining community only in appearance, prehistoric Hallstatt was highly advanced.
Austrian Mint
APMEX is proud to offer products from the Munze Österreich, or Austrian Mint. With more than 800 years of coin-production experience, the Austrian Mint in Vienna has become world-renowned for coin production and Precious Metals processing. As a subsidiary of the Austrian Central Bank, the Austrian Mint's foremost task is to produce all of the circulating euro coinage for Austria. But the mint also strikes an impressive range of collector coins and medal, along with producing some of the world's best-selling bullion coins. In addition to the popular Silver Philharmonic coins, the Austrian Mint produces many beautiful commemorative coins to honor people, places and events of its history. More than 400 million coins are produced at the Austrian Mint each year.
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