2003 Coinage
| 700 Years of City of Hall in Tyrol | ||||
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| Designer: Herbert Wähner & Helmut Andexlinger | Mint: Münze Österreich AG | |||
| Value: €25 | Alloy: Ag 900 (Silver) & 7.15g Niob | Quantity: 50,000 | Quality: UNC | |
| Issued: 29 January 2003 | Diameter: 34 mm (1.34 in) | Weight: 17.15 g (0.60 oz; 0.55 ozt) | Market value: €169.95 | |
| With this coin, the Austrian Federal Government decided to commemorate the city charter granted to the town of Hall in Tyrol 700 years ago. The city of Hall housed an important mint until 1809, when it was closed. It was at Hall in 1486 that the first large silver coin was struck, the "Guldiner".
The obverse of the coin shows a satellite mapping the town of Hall. The reverse shows the Guldiner silver coin. However, the design is negative, representing a coin die, as a reference to Hall's history as a significant centre for minting coins. This is the first time a coin die has been reproduced on an Austrian coin, giving a distinctive character to this extraordinary issue. In the silver ring is also written 700 Jahre Stadt Hall in Tirol, meaning "700 Years of City of Hall in Tyrol". |
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| Christian Charity | ||||
| Designer: Helmut Andexlinger | Mint: Münze Österreich AG | |||
| Value: €50 | Alloy: Au 986 (Gold) | Quantity: 50,000 | Quality: Proof | |
| Issued: 12 March 2003 | Diameter: 22 mm (0.87 in) | Weight: 10.14 g (0.36 oz; 0.33 ozt) | Issue value: €230.34 Market value: €200.00 |
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| Part of the collection "2000 Years of Christianity".
The obverse of the coin shows a modern instance of Christian charity. A nun working as a nurse comforts a sick man in accordance with Christ's admonition. The reverse depicts one of the best-known parables of the New Testament, the story of the Good Samaritan. In this parable, Christ compares 3 differing responses to a stranger that has been attacked and robbed. The coin shows the Good Samaritan with the wounded man on his horse as he takes him for medical attention. On the coin, the text Barmherziger Samariter ("Merciful Samaritan") can be read. |
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| The Castle of Schloss Hof | ||||
| Designer: Andreas I. Zanaschka | Mint: Münze Österreich AG | |||
| Value: €10 | Quality: Circulation |
Quantity: 130,000 |
Market value: ? |
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| Issued: 9 April 2003 | Diameter: 32 mm (1.26 in) | Weight: 17.3 g (0.61 oz; 0.56 ozt) | Alloy: Ag 925 (Silver) | |
| Part of the collection "Austria and her People – Part V".
This coin is issued honouring the castle of Schloss Hof, situated on Marchfeld (the plains to the east of Vienna) on the border of today's Slovakia and Hungary. The obverse shows a view of the castle from the terraced garden side. The reverse depicts two gardeners in outfits typical of the Baroque period, who are tending the flower beds of the castle. |
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| Water power | ||||
| Designer: Herbert Wähner & Thomas Pesendorfer | Mint: Münze Österreich AG | |||
| Value: €5 | Alloy: Ag 800 (Silver) | Quantity: 500,000 |
Quality: Circulation |
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| Issued: 14 May 2003 | Diameter: 28.5 mm (1.12 in) | Weight: 10 g (0.35 oz; 0.32 ozt) | Issue value: €9.00 | |
| This coin was issued in the "International Year of Freshwater" as designated by the United Nations. It depicts an Alpine Dam used for the production of hydroelectricity in the foreground. A stylized drop of water shows a fish, suggestive of the ecological and environmental importance of water. A second water drop frames the penstocks used to funnel the water to drive the turbines. The word wasserkraft ("hydropower") is also depicted on this side of the coin. | ||||
| The Biedermeier Period | ||||
| Designer: Andreas I. Zanaschka | Mint: Münze Österreich AG | |||
| Value: €20 | Alloy: Ag 900 (Silver) | Quantity: 50,000 | Quality: Frosted Proof | |
| Issued: 11 June 2003 | Diameter: 34 mm (1.34 in) | Weight: 20 g (0.71 oz; 0.64 ozt) | Market value: €37.50 | |
| Part of the collection "Austria through the Ages".
The obverse of the coin shows an early steam locomotive (the AJAX) on Austria's first railway line, the Kaiser Ferdinand's Nordbahn. The AJAX can still be seen in the Austrian railway museum. The reverse of the coin shows a portrait of the famous statesman, Prince Klemens Wenzel von Metternich. Behind him is a map of Europe as redrawn at the Congress of Vienna after the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte. |
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| The Post-War Period | ||||
| Designer: Thomas Pesendorfer & Herbert Wähner | Mint: Münze Österreich AG | |||
| Value: €20 | Alloy: Ag 900 (Silver) | Quantity: 50,000 | Quality: Frosted Proof | |
| Issued: 17 September 2003 | Diameter: 34 mm (1.34 in) | Weight: 20 g (0.71 oz; 0.64 ozt) | Market value: €37.50 | |
| Part of the collection "Austria through the Ages".
The obverse displays the coat-of-arms of the Second Republic. The broken chains on the eagle's claws symbolize the rebirth of an independent state. To the right is the red-white-red flag of Austria, while to the left is the flag of the European Union. The reverse is based on the design of two famous posters of the era: the "Four in a Jeep" and the E.R.P. (European Recovery Program) poster. The German inscription Wiederaufbau in Österreich translates as "Reconstruction in Austria". |
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| The Schönbrunn Palace | ||||
| Designer: Helmut Andexlinger & Andreas I. Zanaschka | Mint: Münze Österreich AG | |||
| Value: €10 | Quality: Circulation |
Quantity: 100,000 |
Issue value:
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| Issued: 8 October 2003 | Diameter: 32 mm (1.26 in) | Weight: 17.3 g (0.61 oz; 0.56 ozt) | Alloy: Ag 925 (Silver) | |
| Part of the collection "Austria and her People – Part V".
The obverse shows the central part of the frontage of the palace behind one of the great fountains in the open space. The reverse depicts the greenhouse known as the "Palmenhaus". When it was built in the 19th century to house worldwide exotic plants, it was the largest steel and glass structure in Europe. |
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| Painting | ||||
| Designer: Herbert Wähner & Thomas Pesendorfer | Mint: Münze Österreich AG | |||
| Value: €100 | Alloy: Au 986 (Gold) | Quantity: 30,000 | Quality: Proof | |
| Issued: 5 November 2003 | Diameter: 30 mm (1.18 in) | Weight: 16.2 g (0.57 oz; 0.52 ozt) | Issue value: €368.53 | |
| Part of the collection "Art Treasures of Austria".
This gold coin is dedicated to painting and to one of the most famous of the artists of the Viennese school "Jugendstil": Gustav Klimt. The obverse depicts Klimt in his studio with two unfinished masterpieces on easels. One of Klimt's most famous painting, Der Kuss (The Kiss), is featured on the reverse, a work painted in 1908 at the height of his 'golden period'. |
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