Austria 5 euro commemorativo 2013 "Valzer Viennese" fdc

 Austria coin 5 euro commemorative 2013 "Viennese Waltz" fdc

dedicated to the Viennese Waltz dance (Wiener Walzer) - copper metal - weight 8.9 g - diameter 28.5 mm km3216

Considered one of the most important developments in the history of dance, the Viennese waltz is still alive and well today more than 200 years after its advent. Enchanted like the dance itself, this 5 euro coin was engraved in honor of this long-standing Austrian institution.

Although it may seem very docile by today's standards, already in the second half of the eighteenth century, when it developed from the Austrian folk dance to the first dance ever performed in the position of "closed seal" - as shown on the reverse of the coin - the Viennese Waltz is has been the subject of great controversy. However, the waltz mania spread rapidly throughout Europe and huge ballrooms were built that could hold thousands of dancers at a time. With 150 official public balloons listed in the competition calendar in the first three months of each year in Vienna alone, not to mention the recent renaissance in ballroom dancing around the world