tabbs Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 This year's silver/niobium coin from Austria has "European Satellite Navigation" as its theme. One side shows a map of (half) the world, with a couple of satellites, and means of transportation which use that kind of navigation. The other side shows the exact coordinates of the location of the Austrian Mint in Vienna. http://www.muenz-news.de/news/Niob-Oesterreich-2006.jpg The color of the niobium "pill" is gold-brown this year. This coin will be issued on 1 March; mintage is 65,000. Nominal value is 25 euro, but (unlike silver €5 and €10 pieces for example) this one cannot be had at face value. Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 I like the design. I was tempted to start a collection of niobium coins when they first started them, but alas did not. It would be a nice type set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 This year's silver/niobium coin from Austria has "European Satellite Navigation" as its theme. .........etcChristian It's such a pity that you never seem to be able to find any information relating to these coins at the Austrian Mint itself. I was a tad lucky with 2003 in that I managed to get an order in at the mint (I must have caught it on a day when it was being advertised!) but not so lucky 2004 or 5, although I managed to get them easily enough elsewhere. I don't see any sign of these on their website nor any way of placing an order for them. Seems that it is easier to place an order with one of their agents than it is with the mint. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 I think that one is kind of cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted January 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 I don't see any sign of these on their website nor any way of placing an order for them. Seems that it is easier to place an order with one of their agents than it is with the mint. Yes, I guess the latter is what the Austrian Mint actually focuses on. The mint is the parent company of distributors and retailers such as Schoeller in Austria and Hercher in Germany, and of course sells its products to dealers worldwide. Serving individual customers is probably just a neat add-on. What the Austrian Mint does have online is the annual lists of their issues. This is the German version http://www.austrian-mint.at/website/muenzaus.htm and here is the list of issues for this year: http://www.austrian-mint.at/presse/texte/2006.pdf. Apparently the English version is not updated that often. Now as for the photo, of course people want to see it as early as possible - myself included. But of course the Austrian Mint (and others mints) want to have something that they can "present" at major events like the World Money Fair next month ... Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 Yes, I guess the latter is what the Austrian Mint actually focuses on. The mint is the parent company of distributors and retailers such as Schoeller in Austria and Hercher in Germany, and of course sells its products to dealers worldwide. Serving individual customers is probably just a neat add-on. What the Austrian Mint does have online is the annual lists of their issues. This is the German version http://www.austrian-mint.at/website/muenzaus.htm and here is the list of issues for this year: http://www.austrian-mint.at/presse/texte/2006.pdf. Apparently the English version is not updated that often. Now as for the photo, of course people want to see it as early as possible - myself included. But of course the Austrian Mint (and others mints) want to have something that they can "present" at major events like the World Money Fair next month ... Christian Yes, well... I had tried to get the data from their english language pages and they only have 2005 stuff there. I hadn't thought to try the German language version in the silly notion that they would both be saying the same thing. How wrong I was eh? :-) Ah well, I guess somethings will never change. i'll just have to take my chances and deal with Eurocollections again. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 Niobium!!! Nice metal indeed and most definately a superb piece by the Austrian mint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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