Gold coin set | "Austrian Art Treasures" series

A set full of gold treasures

The gold coin "Book Illumination" was issued on November 7, 2001 as part of the gold coin series "Art Treasures of Austria". It was designed by Thomas Pesendorfer and Herbert Wähner. The obverse of the gold coin shows two men dressed in medieval clothing with a book within a field of tendrils with plants, in which the man on the left is reading and the man on the right is holding it. 100 euro gold coin "Painting" is the second 100 euro coin in the "Art Treasures of Austria" series.

The obverse of the coin shows the painter Gustav Klimt, who lived and worked from 1862 to 1918, with two of his works in the process of being created.

The most famous painting by Gustav Klimt, "The Kiss", can be seen on the obverse of the coin. The gold coin "Heidentor Carnuntum" was released on November 22, 2000 as part of the gold coin series "Art Treasures of Austria" Both sides of the gold coin "Heidentor Carnuntum" were designed by Herbert Wähner.

The obverse of the gold coin shows Emperor Constantine II in the ceremonial armour of a Roman general, holding in his right hand a goddess of victory with a laurel wreath standing on a globe symbolizing the world; in his left hand he carries both a spear as a symbol of readiness for war and an olive branch as a symbol of readiness for peace.

The value side of the coin depicts the painter and sculptor Georg Raphael Donner (1693-1741) in front of the Lower Belvedere in Vienna . The portrait is based on a painting by Paul Troger.

The obverse of the coin shows the "Donner fountain" at Mehlmarkt in Vienna, also known as the Providential fountain.

An accompanying certificate guarantees the authenticity of the coin minted in 'Handgehoben', and it is also recognized as legal tender in Austria.

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