Coin

10 Euros Chivalry, coloured (2019) — Austria

Austria • 2019 • KM# 3294a

10 Euros Chivalry, coloured (2019) — Austria

Overview

An Austrian silver 10 Euros colored coin issued in 2019 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the death of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I. Struck by the Austrian Mint as part of the 'Knights' Tales' series, this piece features Maximilian I holding a lance on the obverse and a dynamic scene of a jousting tournament on the reverse. Struck as Proof.

Specifications

Country
Austria
Year
2019
Composition
Silver (.925)
Weight
16.82 g
Diameter
32 mm
Thickness
2.4 mm
Mint
Austrian Mint (Münze Österreich), Vienna, Austria
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled, Coloured
References
KM# 3294a
Issuer
Austria

Design details

Obverse

A portrait of Maximilian I on the left, in which the Holy Roman Emperor is holding a lance. On the right, his coat of arms is held by a heraldic lion.

Reverse

A scene from a jousting tournament, in which a knight on horseback is in full gallop as excited spectators look on from a stand.

Collector insights

  • Series context: Part of the Knights' Tales series — collectors typically assemble full-year date runs, so single years within an established series carry demand beyond raw mintage.
  • Struck at: Austrian Mint (Münze Österreich), Vienna, Austria. Confirm the mintmark on your example before comparing prices — same-year issues from different mints often trade at very different levels.
  • Low mintage: Only 30,000 pieces reported. This puts the issue into key-date territory for its series; expect steep grade-based price scaling and a higher counterfeit risk — provenance and third-party grading matter.
  • Precious metal content: Silver (.925) — bullion value provides a price floor, and many circulated examples were melted during the 1979–1980 and post-2010 silver spikes, reducing the surviving population.
  • Catalogue reference: Listed as KM# 3294a. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.

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