20 schilling AUSTRIA (1994) 800 Years of Vienna Mint

20 schilling 1994 Veinna Mint - Austrian coins

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: 1994 divided by a shield in colours of Austrian flag; along the top edge: REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH (Republic of Austria)

reverse:

in the coin centre the facade of Vienna Mint building; on the left vertically: 800 JAHRE (800 years), on the right vertically: MÜNZE WIEN (of Vienna Mint); below two dates: 1194-1994

edge:

plain

issue date:

16 II 1994

withdrawal date:

28 II 2002

designer:

Kurt Bodlak, Thomas Pesendorfer (initials TP on the bottom of the reverse)

mint:

Münze Österreich (Austrian Mint), Vienna

mintage:

1995

2 000 000

interesting facts:

The facade of the Vienna Mint (Austrian Mint) - founded in 1194 by Duke of Austria Leopold V the Babenberg. Money for launching the mint came from the ransom paid by imprisoned King of England Richard the Lionheart.

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

last update: 7 X 2012

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