1 Ounce Gold Vienna Philharmonic (various years of issue | possibly 2nd choice)
- Fineness 999.9: 24 karat pure gold
- Mint: Austrian Mint
- Elegant design: Organ and instruments
- Fineness 999.9At 999.9/1,000, one of the purest gold coins in the world
- MintMinted by the renowned Austrian Mint
- Elegant designThe Musikverein's great organ with orchestral instruments
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Münze Österreich
An orchestra on one ounce of gold.
Since October 1989, Münze Österreich has issued the Wiener Philharmoniker in gold.
You are looking at the side with the instruments.
The organ in the Golden Hall
One side of the coin shows the organ in the Great Hall of the Musikverein in Vienna, often called the Golden Hall (Goldener Saal).
Its case forms a single whole with the hall, and the silent pipes of its façade still come from the first organ. Behind it today stands the hall’s fourth organ, the work of the Vorarlberg firm Rieger, in place since 2011. The first was presented in 1872, and Anton Bruckner improvised on it.
The inscription REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH and the face value make the Philharmoniker legal tender in Austria.
In the Golden Hall, the Wiener Philharmoniker play their New Year’s Concert.
Today it is broadcast to more than 150 countries. According to the orchestra, around 50 million people watch.
The instruments
The other side shows instruments of the orchestra the coin is named after. Above them are the words WIENER PHILHARMONIKER.
The design is the work of Thomas Pesendorfer, later chief engraver at Münze Österreich. It has remained the same since it was first struck, in gold, silver and platinum.
The Vienna horn
Top left, with its coils and its wide, sweeping bell.
The bassoon
Slender and standing tall, between the horn and the neck of the cello.
The harp
Top right. Its strings reach down to the string instruments.
The string instruments
In the centre, the cello, with two more string instruments on either side.
All details enlarged from a product photo.
From the Vienna Mint to the Philharmoniker
1194
A ransom
According to tradition, the history of the Vienna Mint begins in this year, with the ransom for King Richard the Lionheart of England.
1835
At the Heumarkt
The Hauptmünzamt am Heumarkt is built to plans by Paul Sprenger and completed in 1838. The Philharmoniker is still struck here today.
1989
The first Philharmoniker
The Hauptmünzamt becomes Münze Österreich AG, a subsidiary of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank. On 10 October, a Wiener Philharmoniker in gold is sold for the first time, initially as one ounce and as a quarter ounce.
13.8 million
According to Münze Österreich, about this many one-ounce gold Philharmoniker coins had been sold worldwide by the end of 2023.
On one side the organ, on the other the instruments.
In between, fine gold.
Münze Österreich has dedicated the Wiener Philharmoniker to music.
1 oz fine gold · fineness 999.9 · 37 mm
Fineness and diameter per coin as stated by Münze Österreich.
1 oz Gold Vienna Philharmonic: A Timeless Masterpiece
The 1 oz Gold Vienna Philharmonic is one of the most renowned and highly valued bullion coins on the world market. It represents the brilliance and style of the world-famous Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and is a true flagship for the quality and sophistication of Austrian coin minting.
Unique Details and Features
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Investment purpose: It serves as an investment, an inflation hedge, and a source of returns.
Special feature: It is the only bullion coin with a face value in euros and is official legal tender in Austria.
Design: The coin depicts the inimitably grand organ of the Musikverein, surrounded by various instruments of the Vienna Philharmonic. The reverse shows the Republic of Austria, the year of issue, and the face value.
Material / Fineness: The coin is made of 24-karat gold with a purity of 999.9/1,000, making it one of the purest gold coins in the world.
Production: It has the highest possible fineness.
Tax: It is tax-exempt pursuant to § 25c UStG (German VAT Act).
Origin: It comes from Austria.
Packaging: It is delivered in an elegant single coin capsule or in a tube of 10.
Manufacturer: The coin is produced by the renowned Austrian Mint.
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