10 euro cent AUSTRIA (2002-2007)

diameter:	weight:	thickness:	alloy:
19.75 mm	4.1 g	1.93 mm	Cu₈₉Al₅Zn₅Sn₁ (Nordic Gold)

obverse:

in the centre St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna; on the left face value: 10, next to it in two lines: EURO / CENT; below Austrian flag; along the right edge year of issue; at the edge a ring of twelve five-pointed stars - symbol of the European Union

reverse:

right from the centre face value: 10, below in two lines: EURO / CENT; on the left a simplified map of Europe showing borders of countries - members of the EU in 1999; in the background of the map vertically six parallel lines ending on both sides with five-pointed stars (the reverse is common for all euro coins)

edge:

reeded

issue date:

1 I 2002

withdrawal date:

still in circulation

designer:

Josef Kaiser, Luc Luycx (initials LL after 10 on the reverse)

mint:

Münze Österreich (Austrian Mint), Vienna

mintage:

2002	441 600 000	+ 100 000 in boxed sets
2003	10 000	+ 125 000 in boxed sets
2004	5 200 000	+ 100 000 in boxed sets
2005	5 200 000	+ 100 000 in boxed sets
2006	40 000 000	+ 100 000 in boxed sets
2007	81 300 000	+ 75 000 in boxed sets

interesting facts:

St. Stephen's Cathedral (Stephansdom) is one of the sybols of Vienna. The same motif appeared on another Austrian circulation coin 20 Schilling from 1997. Photos below show the cathedral and a reverse of the 20-Schilling coin.

St. Stephen's Cathedral and reverse of 20 Schilling from 2007.

St. Stephen's Cathedral and reverse of 20 Schilling from 2007.

photo: NonScolae; licence: CC-BY-SA 3.0

last update: 5 X 2012

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