Austrian Philharmonic Silver Coins

The Philharmonics, which were gold coins with a musical theme and were released for the first time by the Austrian Mint in 1989, were immediately renowned for their superb craftsmanship. After introducing silver Philharmonics to the lineup in 2008, they expanded the successful coins into silver and finally included platinum Philharmonics in 2016. Silver Philharmonics is a mass-produced investment coin offered during the five years of the global financial crisis, which lasted from 2008 to 2012. Over that period, more than 54 million coins were sold.

Design: Apart from being struck with a pure silver of .999 purity, the coin's designs are distinctive and remarkably intricate. When the instruments and organs in the orchestra house are struck against the beautiful silver, one can see every characteristic of them. They are displayed with amazing accuracy. The Great Pipe Organ, which is in Vienna's Golden Hall and is home to the Philharmonic Orchestra, is shown on the obverse of the Silver Philharmonic collection of coins. Concurrently, the obverse shows the word "1 Unze Feinsilber," which means "1-ounce pure Silver." The coin has a face value of 1.5 euros. Thomas Pesendorfer is an artist whose coin work has brought him many important honours. The other side of the coins shows the image of a range of musical instruments used by Vienna Philharmonic members. In the middle of the composition is a cello surrounded on both sides by two violins. It is quite clear that the artist wanted to show the instruments as actual, tactile parts of the symphony they create. The Austrian Silver Philharmonic is 3.2 millimetre thick and 37 millimetre in diameter.

Philharmonic Silver Coin Mintages: It should come as no surprise that the silver rendition of Austria's ever-popular design was an instant hit, with an initial mintage of around 7. 8 million pieces. On the other hand, their triumph did not end there.

• 2008 - 7.773,000
• 2009 - 9.014,800
• 2010 - 11.358,200
• 2011 - 17,873,700
• 2012 - 8.769,200
• 2013 - 14,536,400
• 2014 - 4.643,508
• 2015 - 7.298,600
• 2016 - 3.448,390
• 2017 - 2.064,804
• 2018 - 2.101,592
• 2019 - 2,904.983
• 2020 - 7.193,117
• 2021 - 12.300,000
• 2022 - 12.300,000
• 2023 - 10.000,000

Value as an investment:

The Austrian Silver Philharmonic Coin is one of the silver coins most sold in history. Several business experts claim that the coin is still the most often sold silver piece, especially in the European continent. Since this coin honours Austria's history and culture and has one of the most unique designs of any government-backed coin, collectors interested in music must have this coin. Every Philharmonic meets the global definition of uncirculated quality. Apart from offering portfolio diversity, purchasing silver from Philharmonics is a great kind of financial protection in a society becoming more and more unstable. The Philharmonic is produced at the Austrian Mint, generally considered as one of the most eminent mints in the world. The Austrian Mint guarantees the authenticity of the coin, so securing its quality and genuineness. An ounce of gold costs far more than an ounce of silver; the latter is far less expensive. Investing in silver coins is therefore a more affordable approach to gathering precious metal bullion. Great for bulk purchases, one may buy them in Mint Boxes of five hundred or mint Rolls of twenty.

Types of Coin: The main design features on both the front and back of the Gilded Silver Philharmonic coin are covered in a thin layer of 24-karat gold . In addition to the instruments on the back, this also has a pipe organ on the front. The addition of a second metal also makes the coins look different and makes collectors more interested, even though the gold content is not high enough to change their value. On the other side, the Colourized Silver Philharmonic gives the instruments softened tones. For instance, real wooden tones have been added to the cello and violins to make them look like they would in real life.

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