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The world's largest gold coin!

Last updated on: June 17, 2010 16:05 IST
World's largest gold coin.
The world's largest gold coin worth $3.9 million will be auctioned at Vienna's Dorotheum on 25 June 2010.

The world's heaviest coin weighs 100 kilograms and has a diameter of 53 cm. It is made exclusively of the purest, finest and most refined gold: 999.99/1000 gold, according to Dorotheum.

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The world's largest gold coin!

Last updated on: June 17, 2010 16:05 IST
A visitor looks at the world's largest gold coin.
The world record-breaking and rarest coin, which is listed in the current edition of the Guinness Book of Records, bears the image of Elizabeth II.

There are 5 maple leaf coins, one of which is owned by Queen Elizabeth II.

The world's largest gold coin!

Last updated on: June 17, 2010 16:05 IST
A security guard is reflected as he watches over the world's largest gold coin.
The back shows three maple leaves, the national symbol of Canada, where the coin was minted.

The Dorohteum, a leading auction house in central Europe has been holding historic coin auctions for more than 200 years.