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1½ Euro Vienna Philharmonic
| Issuer | Austrian Mint (Münze Österreich) |
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| Year | 2008-2024 |
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| Value | 11/2 Euro |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH 1 UNZE FEINSILBER 2022 1,50 EURO (Translation: Republic of Austria 1 ounce of fine silver) |
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| Mintage | 2008 - - 7,773,018 2009 - - 9,014,839 2010 - - 11,358,168 2011 - - 17,873,721 2012 - - 8,769,227 2013 - - 14,536,408 2014 - - 4,643,508 2015 - - 7,298,593 2016 - - 3,448,390 2017 - - 2,064,804 2018 - - 2,101,592 2019 - - 2,904,983 2020 - - 7,193,117 2021 - - 2022 - - 2023 - - 2024 - - |
| Additional information |
The 1½ Euro denomination was introduced specifically to give the Vienna Philharmonic silver coin a face value denominated in euros without abandoning the one-troy-ounce silver format — a compromise driven by EU monetary regulations that prohibit member states from issuing legal tender coins with face values that directly compete with circulating currency. Austria had previously issued the one-ounce silver Philharmonic as a 1.50 Euro piece beginning in 2008, sidestepping the issue entirely by choosing a value no circulation coin would ever occupy.
Mintages fluctuate sharply year to year depending on silver spot prices and wholesale demand from bullion dealers, with certain dates seeing authorized mintages left partially unfilled.