The Austrian Mint is located in Vienna

Vienna

Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...

. It issues every year the Vienna Philharmonic bullion coin, one of the most popular bullion coins in the world.

History

It has existed since at least 1397, when it was mentioned as having its seat in the Wollzeile street in Vienna. The imperial mint was also responsible for making coins out of the silver ransom paid for King Richard I of England

Richard I of England

Richard I was King of England from 6 July 1189 until his death. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Lord of Cyprus, Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Count of Nantes, and Overlord of Brittany at various times during the same period...

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During the financial crisis of 2008, the mint made brisk sales of the gold bullions Vienna Philharmonic due to savers' concerns.