Austria 1970 10 schilling
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This type was struck 1957-73 and has little collector value except for some of the early proofs. It fell victim to rising silver prices and was converted to copper-nickel in 1974 (KM 2918). The obverse features a woman wearing the traditional bonnet of the Wachau valley. Austria began minting euros in 2002, rendering this coin obsolete. In 1982, US$1 = 16.7 schilling.
Recorded mintage: 4,493,000 plus 89,100 proofs.
Specification: 7.5 g, 0.640 fine silver, 27 mm diameter, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: KM 2882.
- 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.
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