Eighth piece of the series devoted to colorful creatures. This series of 12 pieces illustrated by animals will be issued to the rhythm of a room every quarters during the years 2016 to 2019. Partially colored, these pieces have the particularity of being luminescent in the dark, just like certain species Nocturnes, the animals on these twelve pieces become active at night by creating a light effect.

- The internal part of the room represents a large owl standing on a stump and with a fixed look with another owl in a branch in the background, the moon lighting up the forest. In the lower part, the inscription "Eule" (owl) and the 2018 vintage.

The reverse is a composition common to this series with a representation of the 12 animals of this series La Chauve-Souris, the Tiger, the Crocodile, the Martin-Fisher, the Wolf, the Parrot, the Shark, the owl, the frog, the turtle, otter and crayfish. Between animals, stylized representations of the flora and the name of the emitting country "Republik Osterreich" and the nominal value 3 Euro.

The owl: found on all continents except Antarctica, the owl is a mainly lonely and nocturnal bird of prey comprising 200 different species. His sinister call, her stocky body and his disproportionate eyes, turned forward rather than on the side, make this bird one of the most singular.