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The Vienna Philharmonic

The one troy ounce pure gold bullion coin of Austria is known as the “Vienna Philharmonic” – after the famous symphony orchestra of the same name. Fittingly, the coin features a stunning presentation of musical instruments including a cello with four violins, a harp, bassoon and Vienna horn. Not to be outdone, the other side of the coin is dominated by an image of the massive pipe organ of the Vienna Musikverein (Opera House.)

The first year of issue was 1989. At first, the gold Philharmonic was issued in one ounce and one quarter ounce sizes only. Two years later the one tenth ounce coin was introduced, and then in 1994 the half ounce coin as well. In 2014, the 25th Anniversary of the gold Philharmonic coin, a tiny one twenty-fifth ounce coin was struck with a face value of four Euros

The opposite of tiny is… HUGE. That is how we’d describe the gold Philharmonic coin struck for the fifteenth anniversary of the coin in 2004. Weighing in at a hefty 1000 kilograms, this coin is also known as Big Phil. It’s more than 14 inches in diameter and nearly an inch thick!

The one ounce Philharmonic was originally denominated as 100 Schillings, the pre-Euro Austrian coin of account. In 2002 the 100 Schilling denomination became 100 Euros.

Stop by our store, London Coin Galleries Mission Viejo, and check out our current holdings in gold bullion coins. We generally have a wide variety of coins to meet your gold investment and collecting needs.

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