Bullion

2021 Germania Allegories 1 oz Silver Round BU (Austria)

The Germania Mint has expanded the worldwide sought after coins with the fourth edition of the Allegories series. To honor the power of femininity, each coin depicts the female representation of Germany and another country. The fourth release of the Allegories series will feature Lady Germania and Lady Austria standing side by side, symbolizing friendship between the two cultures. Round Highlights: Contains 1 oz of .9999 fine Silver. Limited mintage of only 25,000 rounds worldwide. Fourth release of the Germania Mint Allegories round series. Rounds will be in Brilliant Uncirculated condition and delivered in protective capsules along with a certificate of authenticity. Obverse: Depicts the beautiful and powerful female personifications of Germania and Austria sitting next to each other. Lady Austria holds a spear in one hand and Lady Germania's hand in the other. Encircling the image is the words, "ALLEGORIES - 1 oz 999.9 FINE SILVER." Reverse: Features a crowned shield within wreath of oak leaves. "GERMANIA - 2021 - 5 MARK." Not legal tender. Protect your Silver in storage from the adverse effects of moisture in the air by adding these silica gel packets to your order. Add this beautiful and low mintage 1 oz Silver round to your cart today!The Germania Mint features various historical important elements in the Allegories bullion round series' reverse.The crowned shield on the reverse bears many traditional meanings, precisely defined by heraldry: Top left corner of the crest features the Germania Mint's bicephalous eagle - a Roman mythology symbol associated with Janus, the god of all origins, guardian of doors, gates, passages and bridges, the patron of contracts and alliances. Heads facing the opposite direction symbolize the past and the future. Right upper corner: Decorated with a check pattern that refers to wisdom and prudence. Left bottom corner: Features three flowers on a ribbon. They hide three values determining a strong and independent nation - unity, integrity and freedom. Right bottom corner: Depicts a wild boar, a very popular and well-respected animal in the Roman Empire, symbolizing might and power. At least three famous Roman legions are known to have had a boar as their emblem: Legio I Italica, Legio X Fretensis and Legio XX Valeria Victrix. The first feminine personifications of Western nations were usually majestic manifestations of values considered to characterize the people of given countries or regions. Many of these visualizations were derived from the image of Athena and took the Latin names of the ancient Roman provinces, such as Germania, Polonia, Britania and Italia. It is intriguing that the manifestation of nations has typically been feminine, because for hundreds of years, women have been cast as the weaker sex that should submit to men. Why are national impersonations women then? There is no unambiguous answer to these questions. It is assumed, however, that people have always identified their homeland with their mother – the first source of food, care and love. Probably that is why terms such as “Mother Earth” or “homeland” have found a permanent place in the commonly used language. Although the overwhelming majority of world leaders are still men, people in times of wars or disasters symbolically turn to the “mother of the nation” for protection and help. Treating the country as a metaphor of home and family, nations have typically identified their countries with maternal protection, providing them with a sense of security and community. In order to pay tribute to this metaphor, The Germania Mint has created a series of coins called the Allegories. This series brings to life the extraordinary figures of “mothers of nations,” that for centuries have provided solace to people in the hardest moments of human history. Therefore, for the first time in the history of numismatics, on the following coins of the Allegories series, Germania “will meet” with legendary national personifications in symbolic circumstances.