Founded during the Crusades, the Order of the Knights Templar unified monastic life with the ideals of chivalry. Limited by poverty, chastity, and obedience, the Templars lived a life of piety and were prohibited from participating in worldly temptations, but they were also considered an elite military troop. Tireless brave, they personified the chivalrous concept of "Courage", to which the third coin of the series of five of Tales of Knights is dedicated.
In the 12th and 13th centuries, the Holy Land was the main location of most of the knights. Driven by a combination of economic interest and spirituality, the knights were heading to the eastern Mediterranean with thoughts of conquest and the fulfillment of their religious vows.
However, after the conquest of Jerusalem in 1099, the Crusaders were constantly on the defensive, leading the French knight Hugo von Payns and a small group of like-minded men to found the Order of the Knights Templar in 1118. The rules of the Order determined that the Templars should wear a white monastic habit, but that did not prevent them from fighting on horseback and participating in many campaigns, as can be seen on the obverse of the coin, which shows a member of the Knights Templar ready to the battle, sword in hand. To the right is the red cross that wore the Templar robes, which was a symbol of martyrdom.
The reverse shows a combat scene in which two knights ride into battle armed with their spears. An infantryman, spear in hand, is seen in the foreground with a castle in the background.
The five pieces that make up the collection have facials of 10 euros, as in all those issued by the Austrian mint with this face value, they adapt to all pockets, depending on the metal and the quality in which we want to acquire the coin, what We can make from the € 10 cost of copper, which certainly looks as good, or better, than silver.
The five pieces that make up the collection have facials of 10 euros, as in all those issued by the Austrian mint with this face value, they adapt to all pockets, depending on the metal and the quality in which we want to acquire the coin, what We can make from the € 10 cost of copper, which certainly looks as good, or better, than silver.
Characteristics
Face value: 10 euros
Issue date: April 15
Coin design: Anna Rastl and Kathrin Kuntner
Diameter: 32.00 mm
Metals: Copper / 925 Silver
Issue volume: 130,000 Copper / 30,000 BU Silver / 30,000 Proof Silver
The Proof quality coin comes with the shield cross depicted on the obverse in red.
The BU quality is presented in the portfolio that we see in the image.
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