Austria 5 Euro Copper Uncirculated Coin 2017 - Waltzing in the New Year - New Year Coins

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Austria 5 Euro Copper (.999) Uncirculated Coin 2017 - Waltzing in the New Year - New Year Coins

Sellers Note:
This coin; issued by the Austrian Mint is part of a long running series that comes in both Copper and Silver.
This coin is the Copper version in Uncirculated Quality and is composed of Fine Copper (99.9%).
Although issued as a loose coin they have been encapsulated in a high quality 'Lighthouse Capsule'.
Each coin of the series has a unique obverse with a common reverse design and has a Nonagon shape (9 sides).
Being of a low face value of €5 and not being composed of a precious metal makes these beautifully designed coins a reasonably low cost collection.

Country: Austria
Face Value: 5 Euro
Theme: Waltzing in the New Year
Collection: New Year Coins
Composition: Fine Copper (.999)
Quality: Uncirculated
Year: 2017
Weight: 8.90 g
Mintage: 200,000
Coin Shape: Nonagon
Diameter: 28.50 mm
Edge: Interrupted Reeded
Edge Inscription: None
Packaging: Lighthouse Capsule
Condition: See images
Certificate: No Certificate Issued
Mint: Austrian Mint AG
Designer: Thomas Pesendorfer, Mag. Helmut Andexlinger

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(Will combine shipping):
* Standard Post (Ireland): €4
* Registered Post (Ireland): €10
* Collection (Bray): Free

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Description:
One of the most recognisable pieces of classical music of all time, the Blue Danube is so evocative of Austria that it is effectively the country's unofficial national anthem.
Composed by Johann Strauss II in 1866 and originally performed in 1867, the waltz celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2017.
As the first tune of the year to be played on Austrian radio, the Blue Danube is synonymous with the New Year and is thus the perfect theme for the Austrian Mint's New Year coin.

Not just a time for resolutions, the New Year is also a time for the people of Austria to put the harshness of winter on hold and to ensure the year to come will bring good luck.
One way of doing this is by giving lucky New Year gifts such as our New Year coin, which features a detail from the Johann Strauss II monument in Vienna's Stadtpark in the foreground of its reverse, while a couple waltz in the background. Once the Pummerin bell of Vienna's St Stephen's Cathedral has struck midnight on New Year's Eve, it is time for An der schönen blauen Donau (literally, by the beautiful blue Danube).
Austrians waltz in the New Year as the most famous waltz by Johann Strauss II is played on national radio.