Austria 2012 Piece by Piece: Styria 10 Euro Commemorative Coin

Description: The Austria by Its Children: Piece by Piece 10 Euro commemorative coin series kicked off in early 2012 with the release of the first...
Austria 2017 Spring Lamb 5 Euro Silver Coin. Image courtesy Austrian Mint

Austria 2017 Miracle of Life: Spring Lamb 5 Euro Silver Coin

Description: On Easter, Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, an event pivotal to His mission of salvation. Because of this, Easter is perhaps the holiest...

The Austrian Mint’s Die Fledermaus: The Bat and the Ball

On December 3, 2014, the Austrian Mint will issue a 5 euros silver coin celebrating the renowned Johann Strauss operetta celebrating a bat at...

Austria 2015 Burgenland 10 Euro Silver Coin

Description: Austria's eastern province of Burgenland, also known as the "sunny side of Austria", is a region best known for its National Park of Lake...

Austrian Mint Releases 2015 Silver Niobium Coin, “Cosmology”

By CoinWeek News Staff....   Every year since 2003, the Austrian Mint (Münze Österreich AG) has released a new bimetallic, silver-niobium collector’s coin honoring science, engineering...

Austria 2016 Piece by Piece: Austria 10 Euro Commemorative Coin

Description: The 2016 10 Euro Austria coin completes a 10-piece commemorative series honoring the nine federal Austrian states plus the entire nation of Austria. The...

Austria 2013 Piece by Piece: Lower Austria 10 Euro Commemorative Coin

Description: Located in the northeastern part of the country, Lower Austria (Niederösterreich) is Austria’s largest province and a nexus of agriculture and industry. The Danube...

Austria 2016 Piece by Piece: Upper Austria 10 Euro Commemorative Coin

Description: The Upper Austria (Oberösterreich) 10-euro copper and silver coins are commemorative issues released in 2016 by the Austrian Mint recognizing one of the nation’s...

Bullion Coins: The Austrian Philharmonic Coin

By Gainesville Coins....   The Austrian Mint began striking coins in 1194. Over those 800 years, the Mint gained a fantastic reputation for producing coins with...

World Coin News – Portugal, Malta, Luxembourg Issue New Commemoratives

CoinWeek World Coin News 250 Years of the National Press By Central Bank of Portugal ......   On May 22, Central Bank of Portugal (Banco de Portugal) issued...

Austria 2013 Piece by Piece: Vorarlberg 10 Euro Commemorative Coin

Description: Vorarlberg is Austria’s westernmost state and the second smallest in terms of physical size and overall population. The picturesque region has many mountain ranges,...

Austrian Mint to Issue Latest Wildlife in Our Sights Gold Coin

On October 28, the Austrian Mint will issue the third gold coin in the “Wildlife in Our Sights” program. The six coin series celebrates...

Austrian Mint Issues First Guardian Angel, Latest “Colorful Creatures” Glow-in-the-Dark Coins

Someone to Watch Over You On Wednesday, February 22, the Austrian Mint issued the first coin in its new series, “Guardian Angels”, and the second...

COINS in UHD: The 10 Best CoinWeek Videos of 2016

It's hard to believe that the end is upon us... the end of 2016, that is. With the better part of the calendar year...

New Silver Niobium Coin and 2 Euro Commemorative from Luxembourg

By Central Bank of Luxembourg ....   As of Wednesday June 21, 2017, the Central Bank of Luxembourg (Banque centrale du Luxembourg, or BCL) is offering...

Austrian Mint to Issue New Year’s 5 Euro Silver Coin in Concert with Vienna...

The annual new year’s silver coin issued by the Austrian Mint this year features the New Year’s concert performed by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra...

Austria leads in first round of Coin of the Year voting

Three Austrian coins came out on top during the first round of World Coin News' Coin of the Year Award voting by an international...

Austrian Mint to Release 8th Silver Coin in Austria by Its Children Series

On October 7, 2015, the Austrian Mint will issue the eighth silver coin of the well received “Austria by Its Children” program, featuring the...

Austrian Mint Designer Helmut Andexlinger discusses Sold Out 2015 Cosmology Coin

CoinWeek Staff Reports... The Austrian Mint's 2015 Niobium 25 euro coin has sold out, according to Kirsten Petersen of the Austrian Mint. The coin, which sports...

Gender Politics and the Austrian Mint’s 2015 Life Ball Medal feat. Conchita Wurst

Special Commentary by CoinWeek Editor Charles Morgan....   2015 marks the 23rd year of the Life Ball, a fundraising event held each year in Vienna, Austria....

Collecting the Coins of Austria: 2004: Hellbrun Castle | Schloß Hellbrun

From the CoinWeek IQ Encyclopedia: 10 Euro Silver Coin – Hellbrun Castle | Schloß Hellbrun  (2004) Castles of Austria Series (2002-2004) The Castles of Austria Series ran from 2002...

The Austria “Piece by Piece” Coin Design Competition

By Ron Drzewucki - Modern Coin Wholesale .....   Coin design contests are nothing new; the American public was invited to design the nation’s bicentennial coinage,...

World Coins – Bank of Latvia Issues New Collector Coin “Gold Brooches: Horseshoe Fibula”

By Bank of Latvia ....   On Thursday, 31 August, the Bank of Latvia is issuing a new 20 euro gold collector coin "Gold Brooches: The...

CoinWeek Podcast #16: A Guide to the Austrian Mint’s 25 Euro Niobium and Silver...

The Austrian Mint's 25-euro Niobium and Silver Coin Series has captured international interest since its 2003 debut. With new designs each year, the coin...

CoinWeek: How the Crocodile 3-Euro Coin Gets Its Color – 4K Video

Color printing technology has come a long way since the first colorized coins entered & scandalized the modern coin industry. In this exclusive video...

CoinWeek Weekly Report – February 2, 2015 – 4K Video

Back from Vienna, CoinWeek Editor Charles Morgan recaps his trip, discusses CoinWeek's video shoots at the Austrian Mint and at the Vienna Museumsquartier. Austrian...

Bank of Latvia Issues New Collector Coin “Gold Brooches: The Disc Fibula”

By Bank of Latvia ....   On Thursday, 10 November, Bank of Latvia (Latvijas Banka) is issuing a new 5 euro gold collector coin "Gold Brooches:...

Austrian Mint Director Talks About the Silver Philharmonic Bullion Coin. VIDEO: 1:29

Manfred Matzinger-Leopold, Director, Austrian Mint Interviewer: David Lisot, CoinWeek.com......... The European counterpart to the American Silver Eagle is called the Philharmonic. It is a one ounce...

World Coin News – A Brace of Musical Beauties from the Austrian Mint

The special relationship between the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and the Austrian Mint reaches new heights in 2017 with the issue of a brace of...

Pre-Sale of 2018 Austrian Philharmonic Bullion Coins Now at APMEX

APMEX, Inc., a leading online Precious Metals retailer based in Oklahoma City, is thrilled to announce they have all 2018 Austrian Philharmonic coins available...