Golden Bear — Crypto Stamp VIP Gold Edition Bear

Golden Bear

The *VIP Gold Edition Bear* is Österreichische Post's premium gold companion to the CS 5.0 Bear mainstream release. Each stamp embeds a genuine 1-gram gold bar (Au 999.9) beneath the printed bear motif and is paired with a digital-twin NFT on Ethereum. Strictly limited to 125 pieces at a sale price of €500, it was offered exclusively to subscribers of the crypto stamp XXL plan — the "VIP" tier — rather than through the open shop. It elevates the CS 5.0 Bear into the gold-edition line, joining releases such as Gold Edition Lion and Gold Edition Dragon.

Variants

Variant	Variant	Color	Mintage	Rarity
	Gold	#D4AF37	125	1

VIP Gold Edition Bear

The VIP Gold Edition Bear is the premium gold companion to the CS 5.0 Bear, one of Österreichische Post's best-known mainstream motifs. A genuine 1-gram Au 999.9 gold bar is embedded beneath the printed bear, and each physical stamp is paired with a unique NFT — its digital twin — minted on Ethereum. It belongs to the same gold-edition line as releases like the Gold Edition Lion and Gold Edition Dragon, elevating a popular character into a precious-metal collector's tier.

Access was the defining feature. Strictly limited to 125 pieces at a sale price of €500, the stamp was offered exclusively to subscribers of the crypto stamp XXL plan — the "VIP" tier — and was never sold through the open online shop. The 1-gram gold content gives it a floor value grounded in the metal itself, independent of any secondary-market movement in the digital component.

Curator note: The exact issue date of this VIP gold piece is unconfirmed. It could not be verified via crypto-stamps.org or geldmarie.at at the time of writing. The date shown here (23 June 2023) is a placeholder aligned to the public-sale day of the accompanying CS 5.0 Bear mainstream edition and must be verified before it is treated as authoritative.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the VIP Gold Edition Bear?

It is a premium gold-tier companion to the CS 5.0 Bear, embedding a 1-gram Au 999.9 gold bar, limited to 125 pieces at €500 and offered exclusively to crypto stamp XXL subscribers.

How many copies were minted and what did it cost?

The edition was strictly limited to 125 pieces at a sale price of €500 (50,000 cents), each containing a 1-gram Au 999.9 gold bar.

Who could buy the VIP Gold Edition Bear?

It was an exclusive perk of the crypto stamp XXL subscription — only subscribers to the XXL plan could acquire it, which is what the "VIP" designation signals.

What blockchain is the VIP Gold Edition Bear on?

The digital twin NFT is minted on Ethereum, consistent with Österreichische Post's gold editions, which are issued on Ethereum rather than on the Polygon chain used for mainstream color-variant releases.