Question on a Austria Empire coin

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces6189.html

Numista catalog states that on the coin there is depicted a spray, i.e. a flowered sprig,

but someone states that there is a olive branch with olive fruits
Which is the correct description?

Thank anyone that will help me to solve this little doubt

According to the OED, a spray means either "Small or slender twigs of trees or shrubs" or "A slender shoot or twig", so it doesn't need to have flowers on it. However, I'd say this looks like laurel, with the long leaves and small fruit. Olive has similar leaves but much larger fruit.

Definitely not an olive branch, though there indeed seems to be some inspiration from laurel (leaf shape, size and positioning of the berries). It is however not completely correct, as on the coin there are some berries on a loose twig at the end of either side of the branch and a bare twig at the bottom left (next to the date). Both of these do not occur on laurel shrubs. Also some of the leaf stems are rather long for laurel.

So probably just an artistically designed non-biologically correct spray (have to remember that word ). Description as-is seems accurate.

Απόσπασμα: "BramVB"​
​So probably just an artistically designed non-biologically correct spray (have to remember that word ). Description as-is seems accurate.

​Agreed.

Good evening.

It's just my observation , I have a twig hanging over the table -at home in two places. A miracle plant for the Celts , also in the monarchy it was considered sacred. ,, The leaves and berries have the shape and size,,

Viscum album.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viscum_album

It's just my opinion.

Ahoj Ivan

Απόσπασμα: "MIMAEL" It's just my observation , I have a twig hanging over the table -at home in two places. A miracle plant for the Celts , also in the monarchy it was considered sacred. ,, The leaves and berries have the shape and size,,
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​Viscum album.
​https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viscum_album
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​Ivan
Surely not mistletoe either. European mistletoe has typical leaves with rounded tops, berries have no stems and most importantly it is a "binary" plant. At every split it splits exactly in 2, thus creating this very typical round shape with only leaves at the outside. But would indeed be a logical contestant for a coin, seeing its cultural importance (didn't find any coin with mistletoe on numista, only some Oklahoma tokens with American mistletoe).
some images: https://www.google.com/search?q=mistletoe&tbm=isch