2011 Austria €10 Silver Coin "The Lindwurm"

• Mint: Austrian Mint
• Denomination: €10
• Quality: Proof/BU/UNC
• Limit: 40,000/30,000/NA
• Alloy: 92.5% Sterling Silver
• Diameter: 32 mm
• Weight: 16 grams
• Artist: Th. Pesendorfer, H. Andexlinger
• Proof version in jewel box with numbered certificate. BU coin in blister pack.

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Issued on May 4, this is the fifth issue in a series of six coins called “Tales & legends of Austria”. The coin recounts the folktale of the monster that crept out of the wilderness and terrorized the countryside until it was defeated by Carinthian heroes. Today, the Lindwurm is a landmark in the Carinthian capital, Klagenfurt, where it is carved in stone on Neuer Platz.

The coin shows the Lindwurm fountain and the statue of Hercules in front of it on Neuer Platz in Klagenfurt. The other side of the coin depicts the fight with the monster. On the left-hand side is the tower built as a defence against the Lindwurm. Behind its gate, a pair of laborers barricade themselves in, while through the window a chain is stretched and a barb is entangled in the mouth of the raging monster.

Since the value of the 16 grams of silver is considerably higher than 10 Euros, the coin is only issued in BU and proof qualities.