50 Euro Adele Bloch-Bauer

€57,903.00
IssuerAustria
Year2012
TypeNon-circulating coins
Value50 Euros
CurrencyEuro (2002-date)
CompositionGold (.986)
Weight10.14 g
Dimensions22 mm
Thickness1.7 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Obverse: Herbert Wähner
Reverse: Thomas Pesendorfer
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#3213, Fr#957
Obverse description
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringREPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH GUSTAV KLIMT 50 EURO 2012
Reverse descriptionCollection: Klimt and his Women. A prime example of Klimt’s “golden phase”, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I is the first of the artist’s masterpieces to feature in our superlative Klimt and his Women series. It was also the most expensive painting in the world when purchased for the Neue Galerie in New York at a price of $135 million in 2006.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringK
EdgePlain
Mint
Mintage2012  - Proof - 30 000
Catalog ID5639625310
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