3 euro - Hippocampus - Austria - 2026 - BU

3 euro coin dedicated to the hippocampus, Brilliant Uncirculated.
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Second coin of the Series “Mythical Creatures".
The name hippocampus comes from the combination of the Greek words híppos for horse and kámpos for sea monster. In ancient legends and mythology, the hippocampus, amazing creature that is part horse and part fish, pulled the chariot of the sea god, known as Poseidon by the Greeks and as Neptune by the Romans. Wild and impetuous, like the sea during a storm, the hippocampus was considered dangerous, especially by sailors, although they also found it noble.
Today, Hippocampus is the biological genus name for all species of seahorse, an animal whose tail curls into a spiral and is used for clinging to seaweed, coral and algae rather than for mobility or steering.