The World's Largest Gold Coin to be Auctioned at the Dorotheum

VIENNA, Austria, June 11, 2010 - On June 25, 2010, the world's largest gold coin, a 2007
Canadian $ 1,000.000 Maple Leaf is to be auctioned at Vienna's Dorotheum.

This coin breaks all records: It weighs a staggering 100 kilos
and measures 53 cm in diameter. But the most remarkable thing about this
impressive coin, which cannot even be lifted by two men, is that it is made
exclusively of the purest, finest and most refined gold: 999.99/1000 gold.

The world record-breaking coin, which is also listed in the
current edition of the Guinness Book of Records, bears the image of Elisabeth
II, the largest official portrait of the Queen in solid gold. The back shows
three maple leaves, the national symbol of Canada, where the coin was minted.
The face value of $ 1 million is far below the current gold price. The
starting price will be based on the daily gold rate.

This gigantic Maple Leaf was on loan to the 'Munzkabinett' of
the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, which houses one of the largest
numismatic collections in the world. The impressive coin has now been
entrusted to the Dorotheum. The Dorohteum, the leading auction house in
central Europe has been holding important coin auctions with historic coins
for more than 200 years. Fittingly, the high-carat coin will come under the
hammer at a diamond auction.

Auction: The world's largest gold coin, June 25, 2010, 14 h.

Expert: Michael Beckers (MA) Tel +43-1-515-60-424

Location: Palais Dorotheum, Dorotheergasse 17, A-1010 Vienna

Press: Doris Krumpl (MA) Tel. +43-1-515-60-449,
doris.krumpl@dorotheum.at

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    Contact:

    DOROTHEUM GmbH & Co KG,
    A-1010 Wien, Dorotheergasse 17
    Doris Krumpl (MA)
    Tel. +43-1-515-60-449
    Fax +43-1-515-60-379
    doris.krumpl@dorotheum.at
    www.dorotheum.com

Expert: Michael Beckers (MA) Tel +43-1-515-60-424; Press: Doris Krumpl (MA) Tel. +43-1-515-60-449, doris.krumpl at dorotheum.at