Austrian euro coins
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Types of euro coins |
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| Eurozone (and microstates which mint their own coins) |
| Austria | Belgium |
| Finland | France |
| Germany | Greece |
| Ireland | Italy |
| Luxembourg | Monaco |
| Netherlands | Portugal |
| San Marino | Spain |
| Vatican |
| New Member States |
| Cyprus | Czech Republic |
| Estonia | Hungary |
| Latvia | Lithuania |
| Malta | Poland |
| Slovakia | Slovenia |
| Acceding countries |
| Bulgaria | Romania |
| Other |
| Andorra |
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Austrian euro coins have a unique design for each denomination, with a common theme for each of the three series of coins. The minor coins feature Austrian flowers, the middle coins examples of architecture from Austria's capital, Vienna, and the two major coins famous Austrians. All designs are by the hand of Josef Kaiser and also include the 12 stars of the EU and the year of imprint.
For images of the common side and a detailed description of the coins, see Euro coins.
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| The gentian, a flower of the Austrian Alps | The edelweiss, a flower of the Austrian Alps | The primrose, a flower of the Austrian Alps |
| € 0.10 | € 0.20 | € 0.50 |
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| St. Stephen's Cathedral, Viennese Gothic architecture | The Belvedere Palace, an example of the Baroque | The Secession Building, an example of art nouveau |
| € 1.00 | € 2.00 | € 2.00 commemorative |
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| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, famous Austrian composer | Bertha von Suttner, the Austrian radical pacifist and Nobel Peace Prize winner | signature page of the Austrian State Treaty |
€ 2.00 coin edge:
The edge lettering features the combination "2 EURO" four times alternated with *** for a total of 12 stars.
Commemorative €2 coin
On May 11, 2005, a €2 coin was issued celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the Austrian Staatsvertrag (State Treaty). It features a representation of the signature page of the treaty and the text "50 JAHRE STAATSVERTRAG" (50 years of the State Treaty).External links
- [European Central Bank (www.euro.ecb.int)]
- [Oesterreichische National Bank (www.oenb.at)]
- [austrian gold coins / Goldmünzen Österreich]
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