NIOB | 2018 | Anthropocene | Bimetallic Coin

The youngest epoch in the history of the earth

On June 6, 2018, the 2018 edition of the niobium coin "Anthropocene" will be released. Like all silver niobium coins from Austria, it is one of the most sought-after coin issues of the year. The Anthropocene is meant to follow the Holocene as the most recent epoch in Earth's history and to reflect the impact of humans on planet Earth. Think of global warming, rising sea levels or pollution.

The value side: The lapel unites on the silver ring living creatures from the different ages of the earth, from ammonites to insects, dinosaurs, saber-toothed cats and mammoths to humans. In the niobium inner part you can see human footprints on the globe, which are to symbolize the traces that we humans have already left on our planet until 2018.

The picture side: On the obverse, the niobium interior focuses on man. On the silver ring, the problematic influences of man on our planet are then depicted in a warning manner. From industrial factories, monocultures and nuclear reactors to the PET01 symbol for plastic. Further, the left side deals with climate change: Water drops, ice crystals and a thermometer represent flooding, melting polar ice caps and glaciers, and global warming. A withered tree stump, the CO2 symbol and parched earth are further warning symbols.