Euro - Austria

Austria chose to produce a series of coins illustrating flowers, architecture and famous people from its history. The designs were chosen by a national panel and public opinion poll. Austrian artist Josef Kaiser created the designs.

EUR 2	This shows a portrait of the radical pacifist Bertha von Suttner, a symbol of Austria’s efforts over many decades to support peace. Edge lettering of the 2 euro coin: 2 EURO ***, repeated four times, alternately upright and inverted.
EUR 1	This coin shows Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the famous Austrian composer, depicting Austria as a land of music.
50 cent	This coin shows the secession building in Vienna, illustrating the birth of art nouveau in Austria and symbolising the birth of a new age, representing a bridge to a new monetary era.
20 cent	This coin shows the Belvedere Palace, one of the most beautiful baroque palaces in Austria. This was where the Treaty re-establishing the sovereignty of Austria was signed in 1955, making its name synonymous with freedom.
10 cent	This depicts St. Stephen’s Cathedral, one of the jewels of Viennese Gothic architecture and a popular tourist venue.
5 cent	This shows alpine primroses, as part of a floral series, symbolising a duty to the environment and the part Austria is playing in the development of a Community environmental policy.
2 cent	This shows the edelweiss, again as part of a floral series, symbolising a duty to the environment and the part Austria is playing in the development of a Community environmental policy.
1 cent	This coin shows a gentian, as the last part of the floral series, symbolising a duty to the environment and the part Austria is playing in the development of a Community environmental policy.

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