Austria 1973 10 groschen

from the Stonecat Collection

This type was struck 1951-2001 and has little collector value except for some of the early proofs. Austria began minting euros in 2002, rendering this coin obsolete. 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: 60,244,000 plus 97,000 proofs.

Specifications: 1.1 g, aluminum, 20 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 2878.

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:

• 1972 10 groschen
• 1972 schilling
• 1973 schilling
• 1976 1000 schilling, millennium of the Babenbergs
• 1982 10 groschen
• Coins and currency dated 1973