Austria 1959 50 schilling

from the Stack's Bowers 2025 ANA sale, lot 46052

This specimen was lot 46052 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Oklahoma City, OK, August 2025), where it sold for $168. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AUSTRIA. 50 Schillings, 1959. Vienna Mint. PCGS PROOF-66 Cameo." Shown, but not named, is Andreas Hofer, who led a revolt against Napoleon, who had forced Austria to cede the Tyrol to Bavaria. The revolt received no support from Vienna and was eventually crushed and Hofer was executed. This format was used for circulating commemoratives 1959-73, then reduced to 0.640 fine silver thereafter. It didn't help; they stopped circulating.

Recorded mintage: 2,999,000 plus 800 proofs.

Specification: 20 g, 0.900 fine silver, 33.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-2888.

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.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2025 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Richard August Collection and the Richard Margolis Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

Link to:

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• 1959 schilling
• 1964 50 schilling, Winter Olympics at Innsbruck
• Coins and currency dated 1959