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The Mint of Austria has released (13th May) the third coin in their ongoing and very popular coin series entitled “Reaching for the Skies,” that focuses on various aeroplanes and their contributions to world aviation history
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Austria: Third coin in popular silver Proof coin series, “Knights’ Tales,” features courage
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The Austrian Mint has released (15th April) the third coin in their popular series entitled “Knights’ Tales,” which is a fascinating five-coin set in which the theme travels back in time to a bygone age of knightly virtues, fearsome gentlemen, and authentic heroes
Austria: Easter coins feature “Friends for Life” and iconic royal Lipizzaner horses
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The Mint of Austria has released new collector coins in time for the Easter celebration
Austria: Famed Salzburg Festival features on new silver collector coin celebrating centenary anniversary
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The Mint of Austria has released (22nd January) new collector coins in celebration of one of the country’s renowned cultural festivals
Austria: Famed Salzburg Festival features on new silver collector coin celebrating centenary anniversary
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The Mint of Austria has released (22nd January) new collector coins in celebration of one of the country’s renowned cultural festivals
Austria: 2020 begins with new celebratory holiday silver and copper collector’s coins
The Austrian Mint has launched new 2020-dated New Year’s collector’s coins with the theme of celebrating the 150th anniversary of the opening of Vienna’s legendary Musikverein concert hall in 1870. In keeping with the anniversary, the 2020 New Year’s coin features the Greek god, Apollo
Austria: 2020 begins with new celebratory holiday silver and copper collector’s coins
The Austrian Mint has launched new 2020-dated New Year’s collector’s coins with the theme of celebrating the 150th anniversary of the opening of Vienna’s legendary Musikverein concert hall in 1870. In keeping with the anniversary, the 2020 New Year’s coin features the Greek god, Apollo
Austria: Popular collector series “Reaching for the Sky” continues with second silver Proof coin
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The Mint of Austria has launched (16th October) the second coin in the series entitled “Reaching for the Sky,” which celebrates the pioneers of powered aviation, including pilot Igo Etrich (1879–1967), who broke records in 1910 by flying for 140 kilometres (87 miles) across northern Austria, and Charles Lindbergh (1902–1974), a famed American aviator who became the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927
Austria: New and exciting coin series, “The Magic of Gold”
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The Mint of Austria has launched a new coin series which explores the allure and magic of gold, which, since time immemorial, has had a unique effect on those who behold it
Austria: New and exciting coin series, “The Magic of Gold”
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The Mint of Austria has launched a new coin series which explores the allure and magic of gold, which, since time immemorial, has had a unique effect on those who behold it
Austria: Second silver coin in “Knight’s Tales” series features the adventures of the First Crusade
The Mint of Austria has unveiled the second coin that is part of the five-coin series entitled “Knight’s Tales” and focuses on “adventure” and the era in which the mint itself was founded as it celebrates the 825th anniversary of its establishment. The coin series travels back in time to a bygone age that was notorious for being bloody and brutal
Austria: Second silver coin in “Knight’s Tales” series features the adventures of the First Crusade
The Mint of Austria has unveiled the second coin that is part of the five-coin series entitled “Knight’s Tales” and focuses on “adventure” and the era in which the mint itself was founded as it celebrates the 825th anniversary of its establishment. The coin series travels back in time to a bygone age that was notorious for being bloody and brutal
Austria: Chivalry is the theme with the first coin issued in new “Knights’ Tales” five-coin series
The Mint of Austria has announced the issue of a new series which focuses on an exciting, chivalrous, and, at times, dangerous chapter in European history, the Knight’s Tales of the Middle Ages. Travel back in time to a bygone age that was notorious for being bloody and brutal
Austria: Easter is soon approaching with new “Spring Awakening” five-euro silver coins
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The Mint of Austria has unveiled new silver and copper coins which are issued to welcome the Easter holiday that is the beginning of a favourite season for many, springtime
Klimt on coins
Gustav Klimt (1862-1918), an Austrian symbolist painter, was a founding member of the Art Nouveau and Vienna Secessionist movements — both of which were reactions against the more traditional style of 19th-century art.
Art Nouveau was a decorative style of art seen not only in paintings but in architecture, advertising, jewelry, and many other forms that were inspired by natural forms and structures
The Dentuck ANA blog: Thursday, August 16, 2018
In and Around the Bourse and the City of Philadelphia
Thursday morning’s business meetings started early with authors, book dealers, and other publishers. I had an insightful conversation with officers of Tokyo’s Taisei Coins Corporation, a longtime partner with Whitman Publishing
The Dentuck ANA blog: Thursday, August 16, 2018
In and Around the Bourse and the City of Philadelphia
Thursday morning’s business meetings started early with authors, book dealers, and other publishers. I had an insightful conversation with officers of Tokyo’s Taisei Coins Corporation, a longtime partner with Whitman Publishing
Luxembourg: 20th anniversary of central bank’s founding celebrated with new gold coin
The Banque Centrale de Luxembourg has issued (31st May) a new coin that marks the 25th anniversary of the founding of the country’s central bank, which came into effect on the 1st June 1998. The central bank is the successor of the former Institut Monétaire Luxembourgeois (IML), which was itself founded in 1983, and whose primary function was that of a regulator of the commercial banking system in Luxembourg in addition to being the issuer of banknotes and coins
Austria: Life of Maria Theresa silver coin series continues with third release
The Mint of Austria have unveiled (13th March) the third coin in their insightful and informative silver coin series which salutes the life and reign of Austria’s first and, to date, only female head of state as well as the only woman to rule over the vast Hapsburg Empire — Empress Maria Theresa. The series celebrates the 300th anniversary of the birth of Empress Maria Theresa with the issue of four-coins and is based on the four cardinal virtues which governed the Empress throughout her life
Austria: Alfred Adler features on latest Vienna Schools of Psychotherapy gold coin
The Mint of Austria have launched (19th December) their second coin in the enlightening the Vienna Schools of Psychotherapy gold coin series which is dedicated to the third Viennese school of psychotherapy. The second coin is dedicated to Alfred Adler (1870-1937)
Austria: “A Lion in Winter” features on new silver coin released just in time for the holiday season
The Mint of Austria have unveiled the design of their new €5 2018-dated coin which is released in time for the holidays and has become a firm favourite for gift-giving. This year’s festive €5 coin is themed “A Lion in Winter” and takes its inspiration from a motif spanning back some 650 years, where the lustrous head of a lion — its mischievous grin framed by a handsome flowing mane — was traditionally chosen to represent the season of winter
Austria: Centenary of the Austrian Republic is the focus for 2018-dated €2 coin
The Mint of Austria have unveiled the design of their new €2 2018-dated coin which is to be included in their 2018 Mint Baby Euro Coin Sets and Proof sets. The theme for the new €2 is the centenary anniversary of the proclamation of the Austrian Republic, which took place during the last weeks of fighting of the First World War
Austria: Tercentenary of the birth of Empress Maria Theresa marked with second silver coin
The Mint of Austria have unveiled (16th October) their second new coin ahead of its official issue in November. It marks the tercentenary anniversary of the birth of the Habsburg Empire and Austria’s only female ruler to date: the Empress Maria Theresa (1717–1780)
Austria: Majestic Alpine ibex graces the latest gold coin in Wildlife in Our Sights series
The Austrian Mint has launched (12th September) their latest gold coin which highlights some of the European continent’s more interesting and diverse wildlife and habitats. The series was initiated in 2013 and is entitled “Wildlife in Our Sights
Austria: Majestic Alpine ibex graces the latest gold coin in Wildlife in Our Sights series
The Austrian Mint has launched (12th September) their latest gold coin which highlights some of the European continent’s more interesting and diverse wildlife and habitats. The series was initiated in 2013 and is entitled “Wildlife in Our Sights
Latvia: Latest collector coin in Gold Brooches series features the horseshoe fibula
The Bank of Latvia have issued (31st August) their latest gold coin, which is part of an ongoing annual series entitled “Gold Brooches.” The series was launched last year with the first coin replicating a third- to fourth-century disc fibula
Latvia: Latest collector coin in Gold Brooches series features the horseshoe fibula
The Bank of Latvia have issued (31st August) their latest gold coin, which is part of an ongoing annual series entitled “Gold Brooches.” The series was launched last year with the first coin replicating a third- to fourth-century disc fibula
Austria: Second coin in inspiring Guardian Angels series dedicated to Gabriel
The Mint of Austria have unveiled their second coin in the Guardian Angels or Heavenly Messenger series, which highlights the divine beings who are worshiped by Christians, Jews, and Muslims alike. These benevolent, but invisible, spirits have also been widely depicted throughout art history
Austria: Latest coin in popular Silver Niobium series rolls out in June
On June 7, 2017, the Austrian Mint will release “Mikrokosmos” (Microcosm), the newest in its extremely popular Silver Niobium series. Inaugurated in 2003, the bimetallic €25 coins have consistently sold out at the mint, and all—especially the first few issues—have gained value on the secondary market
Austria: Latest coin in popular Silver Niobium series rolls out in June
On June 7, 2017, the Austrian Mint will release “Mikrocosm” (Under the Microscope), the newest in its extremely popular Silver Niobium series. Inaugurated in 2003, the bimetallic €25 coins have consistently sold out at the mint, and all—especially the first few issues—have gained value on the secondary market
Austria: Popular “New Year’s” Coin Launched
The Mint of Austria have launched their latest “New Year’s” coin, which has become very popular as a holiday gift for coin collectors and music lovers alike. This is the fourth year the Mint of Austria has produced a collector coin that specifically celebrates the New Year, but this coin is particularly special as it also highlights the famed New Year’s concert performed annually by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and broadcast live to an international audience with an estimated 90 million listeners worldwide