Austria 1993 schilling

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The specimen shown is an example of a type struck in Austria, 1959-2001. 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: 60,000,000 + 28,000 special uncirculated for the sets.

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

Catalog reference: Herinek 22, KM 2886.

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:

• Austria 1992 schilling
• 1994 schilling
• 1994 1000 schilling, 800th anniversary of the Vienna Mint
• Austria 2002 2 euro
• Coins and currency dated 1993
• return to coins of Austria