25 euros AUSTRIA 2021 - Smart Mobility

25 EUROS AUSTRIA 2021 - Smart Mobility

Getting from A to B promises to be smart and exciting in the future. The plans and concepts illustrated in Smart Mobility, the 2021 edition of the Silver Niobium coin, suggest that mobility will also become healthier. This is due to the health benefits of cycling and public transport use, as well as the resulting reduction in air and noise pollution in urban areas and the slowdown in global warming.

The appearance of urban spaces will also change dramatically. The basic idea here is the "superblock" concept, in which houses are grouped together like in a garden city and traffic is moved to the periphery. Urban areas are thus transformed from parking lots into lively parks where children can play effectively in the street. This will result in more sustainable and environmentally friendly transport solutions. It also means greater digitalisation, something that has already led to the invention of self-driving cars and buses and could make air taxis commonplace in the near future.

The obverse of the coin is dominated by a plane of an air taxi. The futuristic craft fills the two-tone niobium core and extends to the silver outer ring to underline the visionary nature of this concept. The reverse of the coin underlines the decelerated and ecologically sustainable aspect of smart mobility. The silver outer ring highlights the importance of public transport in the future, while the niobium core focuses on the bicycle and scooter, the most sustainable means of individual mobility. Also in the niobium core, the superblock concept is seen as if through a lens.