20 schilling AUSTRIA (1987-1993) Archbishop Johann Ernst



diameter: | weight: | thickness: | alloy: |
27.7 mm | 8.0 g | 1.9 mm | Cu92Al6Ni2 |
obverse:
in the coin centre inside a square with rounded corners in two lines face value: 20 / SCHILLING; below year of issue divided by a shield in colours of Austrian flag; along the top edge: REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH (Republic of Austria)
reverse:
in the coin centre archbishop's Coat of Arms held by a lion and a unicorn; lower two dates: 1687 1709; above the Coat of Arms lettering in a ribbon: IN DOMINO CONFIDO (in Latin in Lord the trust); along the top edge: ERZBISCHOF JOHANN ERNST GRAF THUN (Archbishop Johann Ernst Count of Thun); along the bottom edge in two lines: SALZBURG and year of issue
edge:
plain with nineteen concave disks (in years 1987-1992) / plain (in 1993)
issue date:
17 III 1987
withdrawal date:
28 II 2002
designer:
Kurt Bodlak, Josef Kaiser (signature KAISER above SALZBURG on the reverse)
mint:
Münze Österreich (Austrian Mint), Vienna
mintage:
1987 | 508 000 |
1991 | 100 000 |
1992 | 100 000 |
1993 | 180 000 |
interesting facts:
Entire year 1993 was struck with a plain edge.
This coin commemorates 300 years of electing Johann Ernst (1643-1709) Archbishop of Salzburg. The archbishop was a patron of baroque arts. He began reconstruction of Salzburg according to this architectonic style.
This coin commemorates 300 years of electing Johann Ernst (1643-1709) Archbishop of Salzburg. The archbishop was a patron of baroque arts. He began reconstruction of Salzburg according to this architectonic style.
last update: 7 X 2012
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