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3 Euros Mauve Stinger
| Issuer | Austrian Mint |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a central depiction of a luminescent Mauve Stinger jellyfish (Pelagia noctiluca) rendered in vivid color, floating majestically within a circular porthole-style frame adorned with a seashell and a starfish. Above the waterline, a tropical island with palm trees is visible, evoking a Mediterranean or tropical seascape. The species name LEUCHTQUALLE and the date 2024 appear as the principal legend in the field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Austria's 3-euro animal series has quietly become one of the more scientifically literate coin programs in circulation, each issue coordinated with educational outreach. The Mauve Stinger — Pelagia noctiluca — is a relevant choice: population blooms of this jellyfish have caused repeated shutdowns of Mediterranean desalination plants and fish farms, and it has stung enough swimmers along the Adriatic to be a genuine economic and public-health nuisance rather than merely a photogenic subject.
The series launched in 2017 and has maintained consistent collector demand with low face values deliberately set to encourage handling rather than hoarding.