20 euro - Salt Mining - Austria - 2024 - Silver PROOF

20 euro silver coin dedicated to the prehistoric beginnings of a unique cultural and industrial landscape, PROOF.
First of the three coins in The White Gold of Hallstatt series.
The coin takes us back to a time thousands of years before the Salzkammergut region of central Austria became a popular tourist destination and Mecca for nature lovers. Astonishing archaeological finds have shown that prehistoric Hallstatt was already flourishing, as it supplied half of central Europe with that most essential of substances – salt. A simple and modest mining community only in appearance, prehistoric Hallstatt was highly advanced.
In the mines, the salt has preserved organic materials such as textiles, wood and leather, and artefacts decorated in styles that were widespread in Europe have survived in good condition.