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Thursday 21 May 2020

1361) Airbus A380, Austria: Third Coin in the Coin Series titled: "Toward The Skies": A 20 Euro Silver Proof Coin minted by the Mint of Austria: Date of Coin issue: 13.05.2020:

1361) Airbus A380, Austria: Third Coin in the Coin Series titled: "Toward The Skies": A 20 Euro Silver Proof Coin minted by the Mint of Austria: Date of Coin issue: 13.05.2020:

The Mint of Austria has issued its third coin, on 13.05.2020, in its on-going Coin Series titled "Toward The Skies", which focusses on various aeroplanes and their contributors to world aviation. The third Coin in the Series features the world's largest passenger airliner - the Airbus A380 - the ultimate symbol of commercial air travel.
        The Obverse and Reverse of the 20 Euro Silver Proof Coin

Commercial Air travel has come a long way since the first commercial flights got underway between Berlin and Weimar in 1919, although the cramped and unheated cabins of the aircraft could only hold a handful of passengers, who on occasion would have to be weighed to make sure the payload was not too heavy for take-off.

Flights were thus something of an adventure and emergency landings were quite common.

By 1928, German Airline Lufthansa was providing a full menu to its passengers aboard the Junkers JU-52. The British 20-seater Vickers VC 1 Viking took things further in the decade after the Second World War, when transatlantic flights also commenced.

Wide-bodied jet aircraft put air travel, and eventually long-haul destinations, within the reach of the masses from the 1970s onwards.

With its two-passenger decks, the 850-seater AIRBUS A380 went into service in 2007.
On the Reverse of the 20 Euro Silver Proof Coin, an A380 is shown landing at a busy present day airport.

The text reads - "AIRBUS A380", below the primary design.
On the Obverse of the 20 Euro Silver Proof Coin is seen an earlier chapter of commercial passenger air travel and depicts a Vickers VC Viking together with the Golden Gate Bridge, the Statue of Liberty and some Palm trees, all of which symbolise long-haul tourism from Europe to North America.

The stylised text reads "REPUBLIK OSTERREICH" (meaning "Republic of Austria") and the denomination "20 EURO". The year of issue "2020" is  inscribed at the bottom of this face.

The specifications of this 20 Euro Silver Coin are:

Date of Coin issue: 13.05.2020; Coin Series Theme: #Reaching For The Skies"; Coin Denomination: 20 Euro; Metal Composition: .925 Silver (Ag); Fine Weight: 20.74 grams or 0.66 Oz; Diameter/Size: 34.0 mm; Total Weight: 22.42 grams; Coin Quality: Proof; Minted by: Mint of Austria; Designers: Mag. Helmut Andexlinger, Herbert Wahner, Kathrin Kuntner; Mintage: 30,000 pieces; Year: 2020.
Packaging: The Coin is encapsulated and is presented in an elegant heavy gauge Card Case, complete with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity (COA).





Links to posts on Austrian Mint Coin issues on this blog:



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16) 825 Years of the Vienna Mint (1194-2018): A Silver Bullion Coin issued by the Austrian Mint, Vienna celebrating the milestone (issuedate: 12/12 - with year of issue engraved as 2019




18) "The Magic of Gold Coin Series" from the Mint of Austria: The Gold Coin Series of 100 Euro Gold Coins traces the mysterious nature of gold in ancient cultures: First Coin in the Series depicts King Nebuchadnezzar II (640 B.C. - 562 B.C.): Coin issue date: 16.10.2019

19) "Reaching For The Skies" Austria: First Coin in the series of four Silver Coins brought out by the Mint of Austria (Osterreich Mint): Coin Issue Date: 23.01.2019

20) The Wiener Musikverein, Vienna, Austria: 150th Anniversary of the opening of the legendary Musikverein Concert Hall in 1870: Two 5 Euro Commemorative New Year 2020 dated Coins being issued by the Austrian Mint - one in Silver and the other in Copper on 04.12.2019

21) 100 Years of the Salzburg Festival, Austria (1920-2020): Austrian Post has issued a postage stamp celebrating the milestone: Date of Stamp issue: 21.01.2020

23) "Vocklabrucker Christus" - St. Giles Church, Vocklabruck, Austria: "Religious Art in Austria" Stamp Series: Date of Stamp issue: 06.03.2020

24) Brigette Kowanz, Austria: "Opportunity - An illuminating Message": A stamp issue in the "Contemporary Art in Austria" Series: Date of Stamp issue: 17.03.2020

25) Lipizzaner Horses - "Friends For Life, Austria: 5 Euro Coins in Copper and Silver minted by the Austrian Mint as an Easter Celebration, depict Lipizzaner horses from the iconic Spanish riding School in Vienna: Date os Coin issue: 11.03.2020

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