Austria 2026 3 euro colour collector coin glowing in UV light – Basilisk

Austria 2026 3 euro colour collector coin glowing in UV light – Basilisk.

This is the fourth coin in the ‘Fantastic mythical creatures’ series.

On the coin’s obverse, a vividly coloured basilisk dominates the coin. Its head and wings resemble those of a cockerel, while its legs are those of a toad and its hindquarters end in a serpent’s tail. Hatched from a hen’s egg incubated by a snake or a toad, this fearsome little monster delights in spreading terror. Its gaze can kill and its breath is truly foul! At the lower left are an ornament printed in gold and a mirror. A decorative band around the rim is also printed in gold. When ultraviolet light plays over the creature on the coin, you can almost sense its poisonous gaze and fetid breath.
The reverse of the coin shows an intricately decorated key with the letter ‘F’ representing the first letter of the name of the coin series – ‘Fantastic mythical creatures’. Stars shimmer all around it and the irregularly shaped letters look as if they have sprung from a magical world.