The Mint of Austria have issued a new coin which highlights the addition of a new Polar bear enclosure at Austria’s celebrated Shoenbrunn Zoo – or Tiergarten Schönbrunn. Located on the grounds of the famous Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna Austria, it was founded as an imperial menagerie in 1752 and is regarded as the oldest […]
Austrian Mint Begins Exceptional Wildlife Series in Gold
The Austrian Mint has issued a new coin which highlights some of the European continent’s more interesting and diverse wildlife and habitats. This coin, with a €100 face value is the first of six coins to be issued over the next six years which will feature some of the most recognizable European wild animals in […]
Austria: Continuing a Popular Series of Children’s Designs
The National Bank of Austria has issued (16th October) their latest coin in the popular series “Austria – by its children” which utilities drawings and designs submitted by school children highlighting the outstanding landscapes or characteristics of their home provinces. This is the fourth coin released, and this edition focuses on the area located the […]
Second Coin Released in Austrian Mint Prehistoric Life Series
The Austrian Mint have issued their second coin in the exciting new Prehistoric Life series featuring the many creatures who were found to be prevalent of middle and western Europe from the Triassic to the Quaternary period. Tremendous changes occurred at the beginning of the Jurassic period. Pangaea, the massive continent, broke up and the […]
Austrian Mint Coin Pays Homage to Viennese Waltz
The Austrian National Bank have announced (7th November) a new €5 coin will be issued in December which honors one the country’s most well-known and certainly one of the most beautiful dances… that of the waltz. Early mentions of dance movements relating to the waltz date back as far as the 16th century. But it […]
Final Release of Crowns of the House of Habsburg Gold Coin Series
The Mint of Austria have launched (25th October) their latest and final gold coin which features the various Hapsburg and Imperial Austrian crowns from the Imperial collection. This coin, which is available from the 12th November, features the magnificent Imperial Crown of Austria, symbolic of Emperor Francis Joseph I (1830 – 1916) during his long […]
Austrian Coins Mark World Ski Championships in Schladming
The Mint of Austria have announced that their next commemorative coin will be issued to mark the upcoming skiing championships in Schladming, Austria. In a little more than 110 days, the best skiers from 70 countries around the world will come together in Schladming from the 4th to the 17th February 2013 to compete in […]
Second “Austria by Its Children” Coin Features Carinthia
The Mint of Austria have released the second silver coin in their delightful “Austria by Its Children” series. This coin series continues to celebrate what Austrian children are excited by, and proud to speak about, when they speak of their home. The second coin features a design by 10 year old Philip Ogris, who is […]
Final “Rome on the Danube” Coin Issued
The Austrian Mint will issue (13th June) “Brigantium”, the sixth and final silver coin in the historic “Rome on the Danube” series. Brigantium (today known as Bregenz) was built in the twilight years of the Roman Empire on the eastern shore of Lake Constance, and its port is a fitting subject with which to conclude […]
New Coin Series “Austria by its Children” Features Austrian Provinces
The Austrian Mint has announced (16th April) the first release of a new 10 coin series “Austria by its Children.” With the first release scheduled for the 25th April, the series celebrates Austria through its children, what children are proud of and speak about when they speak of their home. The Austrian Mint invited younger […]
