Austria 1926 schilling

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was struck 1925-26 and 1932 to feature the parliament building in Vienna. It superseded a slightly heavier coin with a similar design (KM 2835). Later schillings were copper-nickel (KM 2851). In 1925, the currency was reformed with 100 kronen (old) = 1 groschen (new) and 100 groschen = 1 schilling.

Recorded mintage: 20,157,000.

Specification: 6 g, 0.640 fine silver, .123 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: Herinek 19, KM 2840.

Source:

• Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1923 100 kronen
• 1926 groschen
• 1926 25 schilling
• 1926 100 schilling
• 1928 10 groschen
• 1928 2 schilling, Schubert
• Coins and currency dated 1926
• return to coins of Austria