Munze Osterreich

Munze Osterreich

Also known as Austrian Mint, Munze Osterreich is an Austrian coinage house responsible for the payment system in Austria. Munze Osterreich is a global player in the international coin industry and is known for the impressive collector coins they supply to many countries around the world. In their beautiful premises in Vienna, they combine craftsmanship with tradition and create beautiful coins using leading technologies. Much of this is developed by their own numismatic experts. Munze Osterreich's coins are hugely sought after by investors and collectors alike. Besides minting coins, Munze Osterreich supplies rondelles to other countries. Rondels are discs of silver or gold from which coins can be made. Owned by the Austrian National Bank since 1989, Munze Osterreich produces some 450 million coins a year.
 
Munze Osterreich is known for beautiful coins of excellent quality. Its coins are highly sought after by investors and collectors.
 

History of Munze Osterreich

Munze Osterreich has been around for more than 825 years. In 1988, Munze Osterreich began as a private company and at the time was the only mint that struck coins for the Austrian people. This is still the case today.
 
When exactly Munze Osterreich came into existence is unclear. The mint is mentioned in Austrian history books as early as the 14th century. Munze Osterreich has been located in a beautiful building on Vienna's Heumarkt since the mid-19th century. This is where coins are still minted today. However, minting has seen different methods of minting. Until the 16th century, a percussion hammer was used for this purpose. Then the screw press was used and since around 1830 ring strike. This made it possible to create an even round shape. Today, thanks to modern technologies, up to 750 coins per minute can be minted.

From the beginning, Munze Osterreich has placed great importance on expert craftsmanship and the creation of high quality coins. Since 1733 there has been an engraving academy in Vienna and here miniature works of art are created by very talented and experienced designers.
 
Various mints were gradually established throughout Austria, but to this day Munze Osterreich is considered the official Austrian mint. This became official during the formation of the Republic of Austria in 1918. So in 1989, the name was changed to Munze Osterreich, meaning Austrian Mint.

Wiener Philharmoniker coins

A well-known Munze Osterreich coin is the Wiener Philharmoniker coin. The Philharmoniker coin is and very popular gold coin a has played a major role in the development of Munze Osterreich. The coin helped Munze Osterreich grow into a successful mint as it was considered the most popular gold investment coin for many years. Since 2008, there has also been a silver version of the Philharmoniker coin and it is very popular within Europe. Together with the Maple Leaf coin, minted by the Royal Canadian Mint, the Philharmoniker coin is the best-selling silver troy ounce coin in Europe.
 
We trade Philharmonic coins minted in gold, silver and platinum. We can supply both newly minted coins from the current vintage, or coins from previous vintages that have been repurchased from private individuals. If you have special requests for other coins from Muzne Osterreich, please contact us.
 

Design gold and silver Philharmoniker

The design of the gold and silver Philharmoniker is identical. What is striking about the coins is that the gold variant is very flat and therefore has a much larger diameter than other 1 troy ounce coins, while the gold content and weight are identical. The silver coin has the striking detail that the edge is smooth where most other coins have a serrated edge. The design of the Wiener Philharmoniker coins is based on the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. This is the case on both the obverse and reverse, making this coin one of the few investment coins without an image of Queen Elizabeth II or any other king or queen.
 
The obverse of the Philharmoniker coins depicts an organ, this being the organ of Vienna's Golden Hall. The reverse of the coin depicts various instruments of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, including a horn, harp, violins and a cello. The design of these coins comes from Thomas Pesendorfer.