Austria 1959 schilling

from the Stonecat Collection

This type was struck 1959-2001 and has little collector value except for some of the early proofs. Austria began minting euros in 2002, rendering this coin obsolete. The obverse features the edelweiss, the flower made famous by The Sound of Music.

Recorded mintage: 46,726,000 plus proofs.

Specification: 4.2 g, aluminum bronze, 22.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 2886.

Sources:

• 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:

• 1946 schilling
• 1957 5 groschen
• 1957 10 groschen
• 1958 25 schilling, 100th anniversary of the birth of chemist Auer von Welsbach
• 1959 10 groschen
• 1959 25 schilling, 100th anniversary of the death of archduke Johann
• 1959 50 schilling, liberation of Tyrol
• 1961 schilling
• 1961 25 schilling, 40th anniversary of Burgenland
• Coins and currency dated 1959