Austria 2008 euro

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The specimen shown is an example of a type struck in Austria, starting in 2008. Austria began minting euros in 2002. The admission of additional members caused the reverse to be redesigned in 2007 to show the enlarged zone. The SCWC reports that some dates (e.g., 2012-15) were struck only for the collector sets. The obverse shows Mozart.

Recorded mintage: 65,500,000 plus 50,000 BU's for sets plus 15,000 proofs.

Specification: 7.5 g., Bi-Metallic Copper-Nickel center in Brass ring, 23.25 mm diameter. Obv: Bust of Mozart right within inner circle, stars in outer circle by Josef Kaiser; Rev: Value at left, expanded relief map of European Union at right by Luc Luycx; Edge: Reeded and plain sections.

Catalog reference: KM 3142.

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, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.

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• Spain 2008 euro
• Austria 2009 2 cent
• 2011 100 euro, 1 oz gold Philharmonic
• 2022 euro
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