1 groschen AUSTRIA (1947)

diameter:	weight:	thickness:	alloy:
17.0 mm	1.8 g	1.35 mm	Zn

obverse:

in the coin centre eagle - Austrian Coat of Arms; along the top edge: • REPUBLIK • (Republic); along the bottom edge: ÖSTERREICH (of Austria)

reverse:

in the coin centre large face value: 1, below year of issue: 1947; along the top edge: • GROSCHEN •; along the bottom edge floral ornament

edge:

plain

issue date:

5 IV 1948

withdrawal date:

28 II 2002

designer:

Michael Povolny, Adolf Hofmann

mint:

Münze Österreich (Austrian Mint), Vienna

mintage:

1947	104 000	with date 1947
1948	11 635 000	with date 1947
1949	7 712 000	with date 1947
1950	4 009 000	with date 1947

interesting facts:

Coins of this type were issued between 1947 and 1950 always with the 1947 date. Distinguishing between different yearly issues is impossible.

last update: 7 X 2012

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