2008 Coinage
| Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis | |||||
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| Designer: Thomas Pesendorfer | Mint: Münze Österreich AG | ||||
| Value: €50 | Alloy: Au 986 (Gold) | Quantity: 50,000 | Quality: Proof | ||
| Issued: 30 January 2008 | Diameter: 22 mm (0.87 in) | Weight: 10.14 g (0.36 oz; 0.33 ozt) | Issue value: €249.00 | ||
| Part of the collection "Celebrated Physicians of Austria".
The obverse shows a portrait of the eminent doctor, Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis, together with the rod of Asclepius, which is the logo for the entire series. The reverse has a wide view of the old General Hospital in Vienna, where Semmelweis was stationed in the childbirth clinic. To the right there is a view of two doctors cleaning their hands, apparently before examining a patient. The text Allgemeines Krankenhaus Wien ("Vienna General Hospital") is also depicted in this side of the coin. |
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| Football (two coins) | |||||
| Designer: Helmut Andexlinger & Thomas Pesendorfer | Mint: Münze Österreich AG | ||||
| Value: €5 | Alloy: Ag 800 (Silver) | Quantity: 225,000 |
Quality: Circulation |
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| Issued: 27 February 2008 | Diameter: 28.5 mm (1.12 in) | Weight: 10 g (0.35 oz; 0.32 ozt) | Issue value: €18.00 (two coins) | ||
| These two coins were minted celebrating the bi-national hosting of the European championship. For the first time two coins are minted, one complementing each other (in this particular case the view into the stadium). Both coins express the emotional side of the sport. One coin shows players dribbling, while the other coin shows a striker trying to reach the ball. In the background, fans waving a banner can be observed. In the pieces, all eight venues of the 2008 finals, are depicted. | |||||
| Fascination Light | |||||
| Designer: Herbert Wähner | Mint: Münze Österreich AG | ||||
| Value: €25 | Alloy: Ag 900 (Silver) & 6.5g Niob | Quantity: 65,000 | Quality: UNC | ||
| Issued: 12 March 2008 | Diameter: 34 mm (1.34 in) | Weight: 16.5 g (0.58 oz; 0.53 ozt) | Issue value: €44.55 | ||
| On the obverse there is a scene from the late 19th century when Welsbach's inventions were quite new. A man lights a gas lantern in front of the Vienna City Hall.
The reverse has a partial portrait of Welsbach on the left hand side. The sun shines in the middle of the green niobium pill, while several methods of illumination from the gas light through electric light bulbs, neon lights, etc., to modern LEDs spread out around the silver ring. |
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| Klosterneuburg | |||||
| Designer: Thomas Pesendorfer | Mint: Münze Österreich AG | ||||
| Value: €10 | Quality: Circulation |
Quantity: 130,000 |
Issue value: ? |
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| Issued: 16 April 2008 | 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 VI".
The obverse shows a view of the abbey from the slopes of the Leopoldsberg in the Alps. The Romanesque-Gothic basilica as well as the copper dome with the imperial crown can be seen. The reverse shows the Gothic cloisters with a stained glass window of St. Leopold in the foreground. |
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| 100th Birthday of Herbert von Karajan | |||||
| Designer: Helmut Andexlinger & Thomas Pesendorfer | Mint: Münze Österreich AG | ||||
| Value: €5 | Quality: Circulation |
Quantity: 150,000 |
Issue value:
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| Issued: 9 May 2008 | Diameter: 28.5 mm (1.12 in) | Weight: 10 g (0.35 oz; 0.32 ozt) | Alloy: Ag 800 (Silver) | ||
| The nine-sided silver coin, in the reverse, shows Karajan in one of his typically dynamic poses while conducting. In the background is the score of Beethoven's Ninth. | |||||
| Belle Époque | |||||
| Designer: Thomas Pesendorfer & Helmut Andexlinger | Mint: Münze Österreich AG | ||||
| Value: €20 | Quality: Frosted Proof | Quantity: 50,000 | Issue value: €34.50 | ||
| Issued: 11 June 2008 | Diameter: 34 mm (1.34 in) | Weight: 20 g (0.71 oz; 0.64 ozt) | Alloy: Ag 900 (Silver) | ||
| Part of the collection "Austrian Railways".
The obverse shows the steam locomotive kkStB 310 (developed by Karl Gölsdorf, a great locomotive engineer). The reverse depicts the hall of the second Vienna North railway station. On the left there is a train stopping at the arrival platform. In the foreground there is a lady dressed in an old style symbolising the Belle Époque of rail travel. |
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| Empress Elisabeth Western Railway | |||||
| Designer: Herbert Wähner & Thomas Pesendorfer | Mint: Münze Österreich AG | ||||
| Value: €20 | Quality: Frosted Proof | Quantity: 50,000 | Issue value: €34.50 | ||
| Issued: 10 September 2008 | Diameter: 34 mm (1.34 in) | Weight: 20 g (0.71 oz; 0.64 ozt) | Alloy: Ag 900 (Silver) | ||
| Part of the collection "Austrian Railways".
The obverse shows the steam locomotive kkStB 306.01 crossing a railroad bridge on the West railway path. The locomotive was developed by Karl Gölsdorf in 1908. The reverse shows a view of the passenger hall of the first Vienna West railway station. The style of this building was inspired by Romantic Historism. On the right of the coin, the statue of the Empress Elisabeth can be seen. This statue still stands today in the station. |
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| Seckau Abbey | |||||
| Designer: Herbert Wähner & Thomas Pesendorfer | Mint: Münze Österreich AG | ||||
| Value: €10 | Quality: Frosted Proof |
Quantity: 60,000 |
Issue value: €22.00 |
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| Issued: 8 October 2008 | Diameter: 32 mm (1.26 in) | Weight: 16 g (0.56 oz; 0.51 ozt) | Alloy: Ag 925 (Silver) | ||
| Part of the collection "Great Abbeys of Austria".
The obverse shows a wide view of the Abbey of Seckau looking west. Located in the center is the great Romanesque basilica with its two mighty towers surrounded by the Baroque monastic buildings. The reverse shows a view from the main entrance of the church to the high altar, the mediaeval crucifixion group hanging on four massive chains can be depicted. The Abbey of Seckau is located in the province of Styria. Founded in 1142 it was the bishop’s seat for Styria until 1782 when Emperor Joseph II suppressed the abbey and moved the bishop’s seat to Graz. 100 years later, the abbey was then purchased by Benedictine monks from the German abbey of Beuron and monastic life was restored to Seckau. The current Gothic vaulting replaced the original wooden roofing after a fire that took place in 1259. |
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| Imperial Crown of the Holy Roman Empire | |||||
| Designer: Thomas Pesendorfer | Mint: Münze Österreich AG | ||||
| Value: €100 | Alloy: Au 986 (Gold) | Quantity: 30,000 | Quality: Proof | ||
| Issued: 5 November 2008 | Diameter: 30 mm (1.18 in) | Weight: 16 g (0.56 oz; 0.51 ozt) | Issue value: €385.00 | ||
| The first coin of the series “Crowns of the House of Habsburg”; a five-part gold coin series.
The obverse shows the Imperial Crown of the Holy Roman Empire. This octagonal imperial crown is made of gold and precious stones; it was made especially for the coronation of Emperor Otto I in the year 962. The reverse shows the Emperor Otto I with old St. Peter's Basilica in Rome in the background, where his coronation took place. |
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