Description

Vienna Philharmonic coins are produced by the Austrian Mint in Vienna, Austria, which has been producing innovative coinage and currency for over 800 years, making it one of the oldest continuously-producing minting institutions in the world.

First struck in 1989, the Vienna Philharmonic coin is the only European legal tender gold coin produced on a large scale, and it is the only regularly issued bullion coin denominated in euros. It is also to our knowledge the only gold coin to ever have been featured on the side of an airplane...on an Austrian Airlines Airbus A340.

The Vienna Philharmonic is pure gold, with a fineness of .9999 or 24 karats, and is the largest diameter one-ounce pure gold coin in the world.

Each Vienna Philharmonic coin features imagery of the cultural pride of Austria, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. The obverse side of the coin is stamped with the name of the orchestra in German, and features a montage of instruments, including a string bass, cellos, violins, a bassoon, harp and Viennese horn, representing Austria's rich musical and cultural heritage.

The reverse side of the coin features the image of the "Great Organ" found in Vienna's "Golden Hall," the concert hall where the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra performs. The country of issue, the gold weight in ounces, legal tender value in euros, and the coin's purity are also stamped on the reverse side of the coin.

It is interesting to note that Vienna Philharmonic coin is unique in that it is one of the few gold coins in the world to have been minted and circulated with two different currency values: From 1989 through 2001, the coin was denominated in Austrian Shillings. Starting in 2002, the coins have been denominated in euros.

The one-ounce Vienna Philharmonic coin has a diameter of 37mm and is 2mm thick, giving the coin dimensions slightly smaller than the old US silver dollar coin. It carries a face value of 100 euros and is available from COINSPlus, Inc. in units of ten, one-ounce coins. Additionally, Vienna Philharmonic gold coins are suitable for an IRA investment.

With its incomparable beauty...technical perfection...unsurpassed purity...and legal tender status, gold Vienna Philharmonic coins provide investors with the means to diversify their investment portfolios with a hard asset that is both secure and internationally-recognized.

Call a COINSPlus, Inc. Account Representative today to discuss how a gold Vienna Philharmonic investment could become part of your investment portfolio...and about the many convenient ways you can purchase your gold Vienna Philharmonic coins from COINSPlus, Inc.