Providentia
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Miguel.mateo
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/* Providentia in numismatics */
In [[Roman mythology]], '''Providentia''' was the [[goddess]] of forethought.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pantheon.org/articles/p/providentia.html |title=Providentia |accessdate=2006-12-31 |last=Lindemans |first=Micha F |publisher=[[Encyclopedia Mythica]] from Encyclopedia Mythica Online}}</ref>
[[Image:2002 Austria 100 Euro Sculpture back.jpg|thumb|160px|Providencia in numismatics]]
==Providentia in numismatics==
Providentia has been the main motive for many collector coins and medals, the most recent one is the famous [[Euro gold and silver commemorative coins (Austria)#2002 coinage|100 euro Sculpture Gold coin]] issued in [[November 13]] [[2002]]. The reverse features the Providentia Fountain (“Provendentia Brunnen”) in central Vienna, work of one of the greatest baroque sculptor [[Georg Rafael Donner]]. In the centre of the coin, the allegorical figure of Providentia with a medallion of the Roman god, [[Janus (mythology)|Janus]], who had two faces, is displayed. Surrounding the fountain there are other symbolic figures representing tributary rivers of the [[Danube]]. Providentia is enthroned high above the figure of an old man representing the [[Enns River]].
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[[Category:Roman goddesses]]
[[Category:Wisdom goddesses]]
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