20 schilling AUSTRIA (1998) Michael Pacher - Sankt Wolfgang

20 schilling 1998 Michael Pacher - 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: 1998 divided by a shield in colours of Austrian flag; along the top edge: REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH (Republic of Austria)

reverse:

on the right the Pacher Altair from the church of St. Wolfgang in Sankt Wolfgang; in the background the iew to this church; along the top edge: MICHAEL PACHER 1498; along the bottom edge: ST. WOLFGANG

edge:

plain

issue date:

4 III 1998

withdrawal date:

28 II 2002

designer:

Kurt Bodlak, Herbert Wähner (initials WH below the altair at the right edge of the reverse)

mint:

Münze Österreich (Austrian Mint), Vienna

mintage:

1998

200 000

interesting facts:

This coin commemorates the 500th anniversary of death of Michael Pacher (ca. 1430-1498) - Austrian painter and sculptor. His most famous creation is an altair in St. Wolfgang's church in Austrian town Sankt Wolfgang, which shows scenes from life of Virgin Mary. Lower a photo of the church.

photo: Nick Stenning; licence: CC-BY-SA 3.0

last update: 7 X 2012

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