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Sep 23, 2024 by Peter in

Austria’s “The Neutron Star” coin won the Best Silver Coin for the Coin of the Year (COTY) awards for 2023-dated coins. The 20 Euro coin is last of the Austrian Mint’s Uncharted Universe series, which is dedicated to physical-astronomical phenomena shaped in a unique and extraordinary form.

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