Austria 2022 2 euro

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The specimen shown is an example of a type struck in Austria in 2022 to honor Erasmus (1466-1536). Austria began minting euros in 2002. This denomination is frequently used for circulating commemoratives.

Recorded mintage: 2,540,000 for circulation plus 50,000 for the collector sets plus 10,000 proofs.

Specification: 8.52 g., Bi-Metallic Brass center in Copper-Nickel ring, 25.75 mm diameter. Obv: Bust of Erasmus, facing left within inner circle, stars in outer circle by Josef Kaiser; Rev: Value at left, relief map of European Union at right by Luc Luycx Edge: Reeded and lettered: 2 EURO and stars.

Catalog reference: KM 3336.

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

Link to:

• 2002 2 euro
• 2016 4 euro, Vienna Philharmonic, 1/25 oz gold
• 2022 cent
• 2022 2 cent
• 2022 5 cent
• 2022 10 cent
• 2022 20 cent
• 2022 50 cent
• 2022 euro
• Coins and currency dated 2022