Austria 2016 5 euro - Durer's Young Hare

Durer's Young Hare

Young Hare, a watercolor and body color work from 1502 painted by Albrecht Dürer, is one of the most recognized and beloved works in the history of art. It is not a still life, nor is it a depiction of a dead animal as seen in many other works from that era. Dürer stepped away from the traditional Renaissance genres and created an extraordinary realistic representation of quite an ordinary animal. The image doesn’t contain symbolism that could have been of any virtue to Dürer or his contemporaries; neither is the hare referencing religious or mythological subject matter. The animal is depicted absolutely independently – a young hare just as it is.

At the bottom of the coin is the year 2016. On the back are the coats of arms of the nine Bundeslander (provinces)of Austria. In the centre the number 5 is displayed and in the outer ring is the name Republik Osterreich. At the bottom of the coin is the word euro. 

Denomination - 5 eur.

Weight - 8.9 g.
Quality - UNC (Uncirculated)
Diameter - 28.50 mm.
Composition - Copper

Circulation - 200'000 pcs.

Country of origin - Austria
Year of release - 2016