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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ian, post: 32297, member: 283&quot;]Hi Terry,</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m from Jockland. The only euros i&#039;ve bothered myself with are the Austrian bi-metallic silver /niobium 25 euro coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>This will be the third year of issue. The first two years were completely sold out.</p><p><br /></p><p>Niobium has rather novel properties in that when it is treated lectrochemically its colour can be altered. As such some rather startling colours can be obtained.</p><p><br /></p><p>The first year (2003) was a silver outer ring with an inner ring of irridescent cobalt blue niobium. The coin iself commemorates Hall Mint and the centre is incused like a die. Quite a coin .</p><p><br /></p><p>The second year (2004) commemorated Austrian railways and the niobium centre was an apple green colour.</p><p><br /></p><p>This year (2005) the coin will have a purple centre (see link below). </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://home.wanadoo.nl/llinde/WMF2005-2.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://home.wanadoo.nl/llinde/WMF2005-2.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://home.wanadoo.nl/llinde/WMF2005-2.jpg</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The silver 20 euros are very tempting...... </p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, here&#039;s the first niobium coin in the series:- </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.imb4u2.myby.co.uk/stuff/niobium.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://www.imb4u2.myby.co.uk/stuff/niobium2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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