Austria 1982 20 schilling

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The specimen shown is an example of a type struck in Austria in 1982. It is the second issue of this denomination and honors composer Josef Haydn. The design is changed every year altho this one was reissued in 1991. In 1982, US$1 = 16.7 schilling.

Recorded mintage: 3,090,000 + 50,000 proofs of KM 2955.1 plus 100,000 of KM 2955.2.

Specification: 8 g, copper-nickel aluminum, 27.7 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Herinek 2, KM 2955.1 (incused dotted edge), KM 2955.2 (plain edge).

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.

Link to:

• 1976 1000 schilling, millenium of the Babenbergs
• 1982 2 groschen
• 1982 5 groschen
• 1982 10 groschen
• 1982 50 groschen
• 1982 schilling
• 1982 5 schilling
• 1982 10 schilling
• 1989 2000 schilling, Philharmonic
• Coins and currency dated 1982
• return to coins of Austria