Republik Österreich




National Design
Denomination: Image: Description:
€ 2.00 Bertha Von Suttner, a radical pacifist, the symbol of Austrian efforts to support peace over many decades.
€ 1.00 Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
€ 0.50 The secession building in Vienna, representing the art nouveau style of architecture in Austria.
€ 0.20 The Belvedere Palace, representing the baroque palaces in Austria.
€ 0.10 St. Stephen’s Cathedral, representing Viennese Gothic architecture.
€ 0.05 An alpine primroses,  symbolizing a duty to the environment by the Austrian government.
€ 0.02 The edelweiss, representing Austrian nationalism.
€ 0.01 The gentian, popular in the alpine region of Austria.
 
Special Characteristics
Design: The Austrian artist Josef Kaiser is credited with the design of the Austrian Euro coins.
€2 Edge Inscription: The Austrian €2 coin edge inscription is '2 EURO' followed by three stars, repeated four times, alternatly upright and inverted:
Production Details: Austrian Euro coins are minted by Münze Österreich, in Wien (Vienna), Austria.
National Identification: Image:


Image representing the Austrian national flag.
Notes:
  • The 5, 2 and 1 cent coins have the German 'FÜNF', 'ZWEI' and 'EIN', which translates as 'FIVE', 'TWO' and 'ONE' respectively.
  • The design of the Austrian Euro coins will have to change at some point in the future to comply with recent regulations made by the European Central Bank, which states, in part, 'The national side should not repeat any indication on the denomination, or any parts thereof, of the coin neither should it repeat the name of the single currency or of its subdivision...', and, 'The national sides of all denominations of the euro circulation coins should bear an indication of the issuing Member State by means of the Member State’s name or an abbreviation of it.'.
€2 Commemorative Issues:
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2005

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2007 Treaty of Rome

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