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The Austrian Mint continues to issue the "Magic of Gold" coin series. Through this series, the story of the value of gold and the magical role it has played among the most advanced civilizations in history is told. The third coin in the collection is issued on October 13 under the name "El Oro de los Incas."
From the 13th to the 16th centuries, the Incas ruled an immense and developed empire made up of hundreds of Andean tribes, whose origins were derived from a sacred place, a star or an animal. The official religion was the cult of the sun. Temples dedicated to the sun were built throughout the kingdom, which at their peak stretched from northern Ecuador to parts of Chile and southwestern Argentina.
The best known is the Coricancha, located in Cuzco, in present-day Peru, the political, military and administrative center of the Inca empire. Unfortunately, the temple did not survive the Spanish conquest at the end of the 16th century.
The Incas so idolized the sun that they believed gold to be its tears and a representation of the sun's regenerative powers. This may explain why gold had a purely spiritual meaning for the Incas and why they were such skilled goldsmiths. The smelting and making of gold were religious rituals for the Incas, who created incomparable works of art with this precious metal. Its solar temples were decorated with gold, which is believed to have even adorned the walls, both exterior and interior. Among the living, only the ruler could wear gold jewelry as proof that he was of divine birth, nothing less than a descendant of the sun god himself.
On the obverse of the coin there is a stylized Llama in the center, which is modeled with gold offerings. Behind it is an opening in a highly decorated wall, referring to the Coricancha, the "Golden Temple." To the right is a deity with tears streaming down her cheeks. In the lower left is a Quipu, or registry of knots, the system used by the Incas to communicate information and keep records.
The reverse of the coin shows an Orejón , a gold votive offering by an Inca nobleman, on an ornamental background. The dilated earlobes served to mark the social hierarchy of the town.
Face value: 100 euros
Metal: Gold 986
Total weight: 16.23 g - in 1/2 ounce gold
Diameter: 30 mm
Price: Varies every year according to the price of gold (this year 899 €)
Date of issue: 13 of October 2021
Issuing volume: 20,000
The first coin of this series issued by the Austrian Mint in 2019 was "The Gold of Mesopotamia", here I presented it to you in its day. The second, in 2020, was for "The Gold of the Pharaohs", which we were able to meet here .
I'm also going to leave you the presentation video of the series, which shows the first coin and the case where the six pieces that make up the collection are kept.
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