Austria 1957 2 groschen

from the Stonecat Collection

This type was struck 1950-94 and has little collector value except for some of the early proofs. This type was demonetized in 2002, with the coming of the euro, but by then it was being struck only for collector sets. The old Hapsburg eagle clasped an orb and scepter, symbols of imperial power; the republican eagle holds a hammer and sickle, symbols of the hard work needed to rebuild from the disaster of World War Two.

Recorded mintage: 26,923,000 plus proofs.

Specification: 1.1 g, aluminum, 19.8 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: KM 2876.

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.

Links to:

• 1954 2 groschen
• 1955 10 groschen
• 1957 5 groschen
• 1957 10 groschen
• 1957 5 schilling
• 1957 25 schilling, 800th anniversary of Mariazell Basilica
• 1958 25 schilling
• 1965 2 groschen
• Coins and currency dated 1957
• return to coins of Austria