10 euro cent AUSTRIA (from 2008)

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 map of Europe; 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 2008

withdrawal date:

still in circulation

designer:

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

mint:

Münze Österreich (Austrian Mint), Vienna

mintage:

2008	70 200 000	+ 50 000 in boxed sets
2009	15 900 000	+ 75 000 in boxed sets
2010	42 800 000	+ 50 000 in boxed sets
2011	27 600 000	+ 50 000 in boxed sets
2012	25 000 000	+ 50 000 in boxed sets
2013	30 100 000	+ 50 000 in boxed sets
2014	27 600 000	+ 50 000 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: 9 VII 2015

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