Buy Gold Austrian Philharmonic Coins
Background on Philharmonic Coins
The Gold Austrian Philharmonic Coins are originally produced Vienna by the Austria’s oldest mint. This mint has been operational for the past 800 years, meaning that it is the oldestfunctioning mints in the world. So when you buy gold Austrian Philharmonic Coins, you are actually buying a piece of Austrian history. The Austrian Philharmonic gold coin was first minted in 1989 and still is the only gold coin that is legeal tender which is produced on such a large scale in Europe. People can buy gold Philharmonic coins that have been dominated in Euros. When you buy gold Philharmonic coins you are buying the largest diameter once ounce pure gold coins, weighing at 24 Karats at .9999 purity.
When you buy gold Austrian Philharmonic you get a glimpse into Austrian Culture, via its beautifully designed coins. The coins bear an excellent image of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra that is the pride of Austria. If you turn the coin over you will see the name of the orchestra stamped in German along with montage of instruments, which include cellos, string bass, a bassoon, harp and Viennese horn, which reflects upon rich musical culture and pride. People buy gold Austrian Philharmonic coins because they are an artistic master piece, featuring images of the “Great Organ” which is located in Vienna’s “Golden Hall”. The coin has a legal tender value in Euros , the purity of the gold coin is embossed on it, and it guaranteed by the government of Austria.
Why buy gold Austrian Philharmonic Coins?
One of the biggest reason to buy gold Austrian Philharmonic Coins is because of the collector’s value that it presents. It is by far the only gold coin todate to have been minted and circulated in two different currency dominions. Originally issued in 1989 it was dominated in Austrian Shillings, later when the euro was introduced in Europe, it changed its domination to Euros in 2002. Making the Austrian Philharmonic coin a unique possession.
Denominations and sizes of the gold Austrian Philharmonic coins
You can buy gold Austrian Philharmonic Coins in four sizes and dominations. The largest is the one ounce Vienna Philharmonic coin that 37mm in diameter and is around 2mm think, just slightly short of a few mms when compared to the US silver dollar coin. The one ounce coin contains pure .9999 gold, and carries a face value of 100 Euros. People also buy gold Austrian Philharmonic coins as they are suitable for IRA investment.
The half ounce gold Austrian Philharmonic coin has a face value of 50 Euros, and is 28mm in diameter. The quarter ounce coin is 22mm in diameter and carries a face value of 25 Euros. The tenth ounce coin is the smallest and has a diameter of 16mm and carries a face value of 10 Euros. The fractional coins contain the same images as on the one ounce coins.
The largest gold Austrian Philharmonic weighed in at 1000 troy ounces and contained 68 pounds of pure .9999 gold, only 15 of these huge coins were produced by the mint in Vienna, and carried a 100,000 Eurosface value . Now you wouldn’t you want to buy gold coins this large?
