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So much more than a place of breathtaking natural beauty, Vorarlberg is also rich in ancient traditions, one of which, the Bodensee-Radhaube, a spectacular circular bonnet whose artisanal mode of production has been handed down from generation to generation, is considered an example of “intangible cultural heritage” by UNESCO. The bonnet is worn in its full glory on the coin’s obverse with Lake Constance and St. Martin’s Tower in Bregenz, the provincial capital, in the background. The tower also features on the coin’s reverse, as does the peak of the panoramic Pfänder and its cable car, in a highly original design by Alissa De Mori, a local schoolgirl who beat stiff opposition to win our competition to co-design the coin, which was supported by the Ministry of Education.