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50 Euros The Kiss
| Issuer | Austrian Mint |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Reverse description | Highly detailed relief rendering of a central detail from Gustav Klimt's celebrated oil painting 'The Kiss' (1908–09), depicting the embracing couple in an intimate pose, their figures richly adorned with gilded geometric and floral patterns characteristic of Klimt's golden phase. The mosaic-like ornamentation of the robes fills the field with sumptuous decorative complexity, while the tender inclination of the figures conveys the painting's signature glorification of romantic love. The composition faithfully translates the painting's Jugendstil aesthetic into numismatic relief. A small letter 'T' appears in the field, denoting the engraver's initial. |
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| Mintage | 2016 - Proof - 30,000 |
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Part of the Austrian Mint's ongoing "New Year's Concert" series, this coin commemorates the Vienna Philharmonic's annual broadcast concert, one of the most-watched classical music events in the world. The 2016 edition carried particular weight — the concert that year was conducted by Mariss Jansons, only the second time he had led it, and the program leaned heavily on Johann Strauss II. The .986 fineness is fractionally higher than standard 24-karat gold, a specification the Austrian Mint has maintained across this series to distinguish it from bullion issues.