20 euro cent AUSTRIA (from 2008)

diameter:	weight:	thickness:	alloy:
22.25 mm	5.74 g	2.14 mm	Cu₈₉Al₅Zn₅Sn₁ (Nordic Gold)

obverse:

in the centre the main gate to Belvedere Palace in Vienna, whose facade is in the background; below in three lines face value: 20, Austrian flag and year of issue; along the top edge: EURO CENT; at the edge a ring of twelve five-pointed stars - symbol of the European Union

reverse:

right from the centre face value: 20, 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:

plain with seven indents (Spanish flower shape)

issue date:

1 I 2008

withdrawal date:

still in circulation

designer:

Josef Kaiser, Luc Luycx (initials LL after 20 on the reverse)

mint:

Münze Österreich (Austrian Mint), Vienna

mintage:

2008	45 300 000	+ 50 000 in boxed sets
2009	49 800 000	+ 75 000 in boxed sets
2010	4 200 000	+ 50 000 in boxed sets
2011	21 300 000	+ 50 000 in boxed sets
2012	10 800 000	+ 50 000 in boxed sets
2013	25 200 000	+ 50 000 in boxed sets
2014	10 500 000	+ 50 000 in boxed sets

interesting facts:

The main gate to the baroque palace of Prince Eugen von Savoyen in Vienna - Belvedere.

The gate of Belvedere in Vienna

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

last update: 9 VII 2015

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