Austria 2001 500 schilling Fr-935

Goldberg sale 103, lot 2297

photo courtesy Goldberg Coins & Collectibles

This specimen was lot 2297 in Goldberg sale 103 (Los Angeles, February 2018), where it sold for $423. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Austria. 500 Schilling, 2001. 2000 Year of Christianity - Bible. In original box with certificate. Choice Brilliant Proof." This denomination was used exclusively for commemoratives. This is the last of the denomination before the introduction of the euro. Five schillings (KM 3078, 3080) exist in silver for 2001.

Recorded mintage: 50,000 proofs.

Specification: 10.14 g, 0.986 fine gold, 22 mm diameter, 0.3214 ounce AGW.

Catalog reference: Herinek 10, Fr-935; KM-3074.

Source:

• Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 103: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2018.

Link to:

• 1999 500 schilling
• 2002 50 euro
• Coins and currency dated 2001
• return to coins of Austria