Silver Coins | The Australian Koala

The Australian Investment Coin is issued by the Perth Mint since 2007.
The obverse shows the motive of a panda bear, which is changing on a yearly basis.
The other side of the coin depicts a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, as it is common practice
with coins of the Commonwealth.
Since 2008 the Perth Mint is also minting the koala coin in ½ ounce(oz), 10oz and 1kg sizes.
Moreover this coin is also available in gold, specifically for coin collectors. However, the gold coin
can not be considered as a classical investment coin, due to the fact that it only appears in small editions
with limited numbers of copies and a relatively high premium on the original material value.

The Silver Koala can easily be confounded with the Australian platinum investment coin, which has been wearing a koala motive from 1988 till 2000.

The silver koala coin is a legal means of payment in Australia.
However, the material value is by far higher than the nominal value indicated.

The coin is delivered to the clients in tubes out of plastic.

 

Silver Coins | The Austrian Philarmonic Coin

In 2008 the first silver investment coin with a nominal Euro(€) value appeared, issued by the "Münze Österreich AG".
Beside the gold version of the Philharmonic Coin which is already minted since the year 1988,
a silver version of this coin is now available, as well.
Similar to the gold coin the motive of the silver coin always remains unchanged.
Representative for the world-famous Vienna Orchestra, the obverse depicts chosen instruments.
The backside shows an organ, which is known from the New year's concert in the golden ballroom of the
Vienna musical society. The nominal value of the silver Philharmonic coin amounts to €1.50.
The coin gets sold in tubes of 20 oz.

Something that is interesting to know is that the Silver Philharmonic Coin was originally brought into
being because of the steadily increasing demand for silver investment coins. Because of that, the "Münze
Österreich AG" decided to issue a new coin particularly for the European area.

The Philharmonic coin in silver is an accepted means of payment and possesses the character of an invesment coin.