Description: Like many other people around the world, Austrians give small gifts to their friends and family to wish them good luck in the New Year (Jahreswechsel). And each year the Austrian Mint produces a specially themed coin for the occassion. This year’s theme is the waltz, specifically The Blue Danube waltz, written by Austrian […]
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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