| Austrian Gold Coins Not a complete listing of Austrian Gold Coins |
| Everyone seems to love Gold coins however not everyone chooses to afford to collect them. It does represent a substantial financial investment and many Gold coins have been counterfeited over the years so collecting them is not for the faint of heart or for those with light pocketbooks. I do not collect Gold coins (I am both faint hearted and have a light pocketbook :-) but after creating this website, I have been asked numerous questions about Austrian Gold coins. I created this section hopefully to address some of those questions. Re-minted Coins: Since their original production, Austria has re-minted, during most but not every year, several different Gold coins and continues to make them today. They are: 1915 Ducat and 4 Ducat 1892 4 and 8 Gulden/Florin 1912 10 Crown/Corona 1915 20 Crown/Corona 1915 100 Crown/Corona Gold Ducats were minted for the first time at the beginning of the 16th century. Ever since they have been re-minted almost continuously. Whereas Florins and Crowns were legal tender in Austria at one time, Ducats have only been used as commercial gold coins and have never been used as legal tender. The 1915 one and four Ducat is still minted today. |
Gold Florins, 4-Florin and 8-Florin gold coins, sometimes also called 10 Francs and 20 Francs respectively were particularly popular and in demand between 1870 and 1892, when Austria was a member of the Latin Mint Union. The 1892 dated 4 and 8 Florin are still produced today. Gold Crowns with a denomination of 10 and 20 crowns were issued in 1892 for the first time, when the gold currency system was introduced in Austria (Austria adopted the Gold standard). In 1908 the year of the 60th anniversary of the reign of Franz Joseph I the 100 Crowns piece followed. The 1912 10 Crown/Corona, 1915 20 Crown/Corona, and the 1915 100 Crown/Corona are still minted today. Austria's Regular Gold Coinage not including any Gold coinage for use in Hungary or Lombardei / Venetien or any other area include: Ducat 1848-1915 4-Ducat 1852-1915 1/2 Vereinskrone 1858-1866 25 Schilling 1926-1938 100 Schilling 1926-1938 Not a Complete Listing The Vienna Philharmonic Gold Coin The Vienna Philharmonic gold coin is sold as a bullion coin and struck in four different sizes, 1/10 oz., 1/4 oz., 1/2 oz., and 1 oz. It is denominated as 10, 25, 50 or 100 Euros. In the past it was struck as 200, 500, 1,000 and 2,000 Austrian Schillings. 1908, 100 Corona (Crown) 1976, 1,000 Schilling There have been other Gold coins issued for bullion or commemorative purposes which are not pictured or listed on this site at this time. |
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This design is often referred to as "The Lady in the Clouds"
and in my opinion, is one of the most attractive coin designs
of the 20th century.
Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the reign of Franz
Joseph; 37mm in diameter, 33.8753g total weight and 0.9000
fine; resulting in a net weight of 0.980302 ounces of Gold.
There were 16,000 minted and a very few were also struck in
Proof. Usually lists in catalogues from around $1,000 US to
several thousand dollars depending on condition. The proofs
usually lists for three to four times as much as the regular
strike.
and in my opinion, is one of the most attractive coin designs
of the 20th century.
Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the reign of Franz
Joseph; 37mm in diameter, 33.8753g total weight and 0.9000
fine; resulting in a net weight of 0.980302 ounces of Gold.
There were 16,000 minted and a very few were also struck in
Proof. Usually lists in catalogues from around $1,000 US to
several thousand dollars depending on condition. The proofs
usually lists for three to four times as much as the regular
strike.