2020 Austria Silver €20 Reaching for the Sky: Above the Clouds
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This coin is a fantastic addition to any historic collection. Add this 2020 Austria Silver €20 Reaching for the Sky: Above the Clouds coin to your cart today!
"Above the Clouds,” the third stopover in the Reaching for the Sky series, celebrates how the dream of flight became reality for the masses with the development of commercial air travel. The world’s largest passenger airliner, the Airbus A380, is the ultimate symbol of this phenomenon. Commercial air travel has come a very long away 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 quite common. But by 1928, German airline Lufthansa was providing a full menu to its passengers aboard the Junkers JU 52. The British 20-seat 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-seat Airbus A380 went into service in 2007.
Celebrating the story of manned flight, from the first fearless pioneers to the crowded skies of today, the Reaching for the Sky series makes four stopovers at the most important stages in the history of air travel.
Coin Highlights:
- Contains .666 oz of fine Silver.
- Packaged with a mint box along with a certificate of authenticity.
- Mintage of 30,000 coins.
- Obverse: The coin’s obverse features a Vickers VC 1 Viking features on the obverse along with the Golden Gate bridge, the Statue of Liberty and some palm trees, all of which symbolize long-haul tourism.
- Reverse: An A380 is shown landing at a busy airport.
- Guaranteed by the Austrian government.
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This coin is a fantastic addition to any historic collection. Add this 2020 Austria Silver €20 Reaching for the Sky: Above the Clouds coin to your cart today!
"Above the Clouds,” the third stopover in the Reaching for the Sky series, celebrates how the dream of flight became reality for the masses with the development of commercial air travel. The world’s largest passenger airliner, the Airbus A380, is the ultimate symbol of this phenomenon. Commercial air travel has come a very long away 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 quite common. But by 1928, German airline Lufthansa was providing a full menu to its passengers aboard the Junkers JU 52. The British 20-seat 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-seat Airbus A380 went into service in 2007.
Posted By:Bruce
From:Reno, Nevada
Date:Jun 28, 2023
this being the third coin in this series contains much history in one coin. attention to detail is well represented on this coin. this coin shows the end of powered propellered flight in Europe to the early Jet age.. A good start for any Austrian collection. worth the investment.
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- Value (low premium over spot)
- Attractive Design
- Collectible (lower mintage)
- Recognized Brand
- Bottom Line
- Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.
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