Austria 2003 25 euro

Goldberg sale 106, lot 1642

photo courtesy Goldberg Coins & Collectibles

This specimen was lot 1642 in Goldberg sale 106 (Los Angeles, September 2018), where it sold for $288. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Austria. 25 Euro, 2003. Vienna Philharmonic. Reverse: Musical instruments. Brilliant Uncirculated." This type has been struck in various sizes (4, 10, 25, 50 and 100 euro) every year since 2002 as competition to the Panda, the Libertad, the Krugerrand, the Maple Leaf and other bullion coins.

Recorded mintage: 34,019 proofs.

Specification: 7.78 g, 0.999 fine gold, .250 troy oz AGW, 22 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-3093.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 106: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2018.

Link to:

• Austria 2002 25 euro ¼ oz gold, Vienna Philharmonic
• 2002 50 euro, Saints Benedict and Scholastica
• Austria 2003 50 euro charity
• 2004 25 euro, 150th Anniversary of Semmering Alpine Railway
• Austria 2021 100 euro 1 oz gold, Vienna Philharmonic
• Coins and currency dated 2003
• return to coins of Austria