{Category Archives} Austrian Coins
World’s Largest Silver Coin, the Europe Taler 2008 - CoinNews
Jun 25 at 3:03pm
Weighing in at an arm-wrenching 44.2 pounds (20.08 kg) and a gigantic arm-circling 44.6 inches (116.3 cm), the word’s largest silver coin, named the Europe Taler 2008, was unveiled at this year’s European Championship of Football in Austria and Switzerland.
Using the current silver spot price of $16.62 per troy ounce, that makes the coin worth about $23,600 in bullion value alone.
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Austrian Railways Third Silver Commemorative, the “Belle Epoque” - CoinNews
Jun 5 at 10:10am
The Austrian Mint announces the June 11 release of the third 20 Euro silver commemorative coin within the “Austrian Railways” six silver coin series. The maximum mintage 50,000 proof coin highlights the “Belle Époque” period, featuring locomotive “kkStb 310″ and an elegant lady walking the platform of the North Railway Station with its glass roofing and cast-iron pillars.
The “Belle Époque” covers the period of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a time when trains dominated land travel and reached new heights of comfort and luxury for those classes of society which had the money and time to travel.
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