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One of the perennial favorites in the gold bullion coin market is the Austrian gold Philharmonic.
Actually, most of us refer to it as the "Austrian Philharmonic" whereas its true title is "the Vienna Philharmonic coin.
But whatever you call it, it is one of the most popular & tradable gold bullion coins in the world.
Indeed, according to the World Gold Council, it was the best-selling gold coin worldwide in 1992, 1995 and 1996.
Now, the juicy details: It is struck in pure gold. In other words 999.9 fine- or to use the preferred parlance "four nines" gold. This means it is very soft compared to say a Krugerrand- but has that shimmering yellow color of pure gold. It is issued every year, & there are four different face values, sizes and weights- One troy ounce, half troy ounce, one quarter troy ounce, and a tenth troy ounce.
It is issued as an investment product, enabling us to get our hands on them! Now, one of the reasons these coins are so popular is because of the design:
On the reverse is a collection of musical instruments representing the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. In text is written "Wiener Philharmoniker ("Vienna Philharmonic"). On the obverse is the great organ in the Golden Hall in Vienna's Musikverein. This is the concert hall of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.
These days the face value in Euros, with the weight, alloy purity and year of issue are also inscribed on this side of the coin. Pre the arrival of the Euro the coins value was shown in "Schillings".
This design is definitely one of the most interesting of all the gold bullion coins- although sometimes, especially on the smaller denominations, it seems a little cluttered.
The good news, if your budget doesn't stretch to one of these eye catching masterpieces, is that since 1 February 2008, the coin has also been minted in silver.
The design of the silver coin is identical to that of the gold coin, but has a lower face value.
Till next time,
Happy Gold Coin Collecting!
Paul
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