Europa - Wisdom of the owl | 20 Euro | Silver coin

Deep night and darkness everywhere. Until suddenly large golden yellow eyes light up. You can only guess who they belong to. The spherical shape of an owl, its large head, its strongly curved, short beak can be made out. It is hunting under the cover of night. It sits motionless and still on a branch and keeps an eye out. Nothing escapes her gaze.

People used to believe that the owl produced light from within itself. The light shone out of its eyes as if from round windows and magically illuminated the darkness.

In Greek mythology, the owl's ancestral place is at the side of Pallas Athena, the one of the twelve Olympian deities who embodies wisdom: Where Athena and her Roman counterpart, Minerva, are, the owl is not far away.

Do as Athena and Minerva do and enjoy the company of the owl as a power animal with this elegant silver collector's coin.

The coin images

The value side of the animal coin shows a barn owl sitting on a branch in the center. It looks down from this lookout post, patiently and persistently searching for prey. The motif is surrounded by decorations reminiscent of ancient Greek ornaments.

The other side shows the stylized face of an eagle owl, which looks like a richly decorated piece of jewelry: the eyes are adorned with multifaceted cut and shining golden yellow crystals from Swarovski®.

If you would like to give a coin as a lucky charm, a talisman made of silver or a power animal, the eye coin with the owl is the perfect gift.