Austrian euro coins catalog with values
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Republic of Austria
Reform 2002
Euro=100 euro cents
2 euro 2002 (2002-2006)
bi-metallic - nickel-brass/copper-nickel
2 EURO
2 EURO 2002
Coin value - 3-4 USD
2 euro 2014 (2007- )
bi-metallic - nickel-brass/copper-nickel
2 EURO
2 EURO 2014
Coin value - 3-4 USD
1 euro 2005 (2002-2006)
bi-metallic - copper-nickel/nickel-brass
1 EURO
1 EURO 2005
Coin value - 2-3 USD
1 euro 2008 (2007- )
bi-metallic - copper-nickel/nickel-brass
1 EURO
1 EURO 2008
Coin value - 2-3 USD
50 euro cent 2003 (2002-2006)
brass
50 EURO CENT
50 EURO CENT 2003
Coin value - <1 USD
50 euro cent 2009 (2007- )
brass
50 EURO CENT
50 EURO CENT 2009
Coin value - 1-2 USD
20 euro cent 2003 (2002-2006)
brass
20 EURO CENT
20 EURO CENT 2003
Coin value - <1 USD
20 euro cent 2017 (2007- )
brass
20 EURO CENTT
20 EURO CENT 2017
Coin value - <1 USD
10 euro cent 2002 (2002-2006)
brass
10 EURO CENT
10 EURO CENT 2002
Coin value - <1 USD
10 euro cent 2012 (2007- )
brass
10 EURO CENT
10 EURO CENT 2012
Coin value - <1 USD
5 euro cent 2015 (2002- )
copper plated steel
5 EURO CENT
FUNF EURO CENT 2015
Coin value - <1 USD
2 euro cent 2013 (2002- )
copper plated steel
2 EURO CENT
ZWEI EURO CENT 2013
Coin value - <1 USD
1 euro cent 2005 (2002- )
copper plated steel
1 EURO CENT
EIN EURO CENT 2005
Coin value - <1 USD
Austrian euro coins description
Republic of Austria (German: Republik
Osterreich)
Capital: Vienna
Area: 83879 km2 Population: 8.504 million (2013)
Official language: German
Monetary unit before the introduction of
the euro: Austrian schilling = 100 grosch
Euro introduction date: 1 January 1999
Head of State: President
Form of government: parliamentary
republic
The design of the national side of the
Austrian euro coins was introduced on November 14, 1997. Artists who participated in the
competition for the design of a single side of euro coins were invited to the
competition. One of the wishes to the designers was the use of
already known motifs from Austrian money that was in circulation before the
euro.
Based on a public opinion poll, a
13-person committee chaired by the Director General of the National Bank of
Austria, Adolf Wala, chose the job of Josef Kaiser, professor at the Vienna
University of Applied Arts. His project met all the requirements of
the interviewed citizens and the commission: a connection between the old and
the new, while the well-known motifs of the Austrian Schilling are combined with
new elements of images of three popular themes - nature, culture and people.
The first Austrian euro coins were minted
at the Austrian Mint on November 20, 1998. At the same time, all coins minted in
1998-2002 are dated 2002. All eight Austrian coins of the nominal
series of the regular issue have a different design, while they are divided into
three categories.
Austrian coins of small denominations are
engraved with Alpine flowers as a symbol of concern for the environment and the
importance of Austria in the development of the environmental policy of the
European Union.
Thus, alpine gentian (lat. Gentiana
alpina) is represented at 1 euro cent - a flower that grows on the mountain
slopes of the Alps at an altitude of 2-2.6 thousand meters.
2 euro cents are decorated with an
edelweiss flower (lat. Leontopodium). Common in the highlands of
Europe and Asia, it has become a symbol of the mountains. Interestingly,
this is not the first time this flower has landed on Austrian money. For
example, in July 1938, the issue of a 100-shilling banknote with the image of a
woman with an edelweiss in her hands was planned, but after Austria joined the
Third Reich on May 15, 1938, the Reichsmark was introduced in the country. Later,
the image of edelweiss was located on 1 Austrian shilling of the sample
1959-2001.
Alpine primrose (lat. Primula alpicola)
is depicted on 5 euro cents. This flower, whose birthplace is Tibet, was first described in 1926 by
the British naturalist Frank Kingdon-Ward as a variety of Primula microdonta. It
was later classified as a separate species by the Austrian botanist Otto Stapf. In
height, the plant reaches 15-50 cm (rarely up to 1 m). The middle denominations immortalize the
architectural sights of the country, representing various styles: Gothic,
Baroque and Art Nouveau.
The towers and roof of St. Stephen's
Cathedral, decorated with the emblems of Austria and the city of Vienna, are
depicted on 10 euro cents. Today, the cathedral is the epitome of
Viennese Gothic architecture dating back to the 12th century and is one of the
symbols of the capital and the state. Belvedere Palace is one of the most
beautiful in Austria. It was here that in 1955 an agreement was
signed to restore the sovereignty of Austria, thus the name of the palace became
synonymous with freedom.
The main gate with the coat of arms of
Prince Eugene of Savoy, leading to the Upper Belvedere, lures visitors from 20
cents.
The famous Vienna Secession,
demonstrating the birth of a new art in Austria and a new era, symbolizes the
bridge between the old and new monetary systems on 50 euro cents.
For 1 euro, a portrait of the famous
Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1756-1791)
is presented, reminding that Austria is a great musical country. The
design of the coin was based on the portrait of Mozart by Barbara Kraft (1819). It
symbolizes the idea "Austria is the land of music". The portrait of
W. A. Mozart by B. Kraft was also depicted on the 5000-shilling bill, put into
circulation in 1989.
The 2 euro coin depicts the organizer of
the pacifist movement Bertha von Suttner (Bertha von Suttner, 1843-1914). This
woman, the 1905 Nobel Peace Prize winner, symbolizes Austria's many years of
peacekeeping efforts. Her portrait adorned the banknote of 1000
shillings of the 1966 model.
A distinctive feature of Austrian coins
is that all denominations have three horizontal stripes (rough, smooth,
rough) stylized as the Austrian flag. On small denominations (1, 2
and 5 euro cents), the denomination in German is also indicated on the national
side, on coins of other denominations, the denomination is indicated in numbers.
See also - Austrian commemorative euro