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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 454414, member: 39&quot;]Sometimes purism is not helpful. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> The silver 25 schilling (made 1955-73) and 50 schilling (1959-1974) were commemorative pieces only, issued at face value but not in use like actual circulation coins. You could pick them up at a bank, and spend them at a store, but they were not common change. The Austrians basically used the 20 and 50 schilling notes then. The later 20 schilling brass coins (1980-2001) did actually circulate, though most people in Austria would still prefer the paper equivalent. In the last few years of the schilling, there were also bimetallic 50 schilling coins. They did not contain any gold or silver but were still not popular in circulation.</p><p><br /></p><p>By the way, don&#039;t even think of collecting euro coins. That would make things much more complicated for you. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> The &quot;circulation coins&quot;, and the €2 &quot;commemorative coins&quot;, are legal tender in the entire euro area - but some pieces (pretty much everything from the Vatican, and certain years/denominations from elsewhere) cannot be had at face. Then there are &quot;collector coins&quot; which some euro countries issue at face while some have a surcharge. However, those pieces are legal tender in the issuing member state only - e.g. a Dutch €5 silver coin is &quot;worthless&quot; in Belgium or Germany even though all three countries are in Euroland. And surprise, that regional money does not &quot;circulate&quot; in the issuing country either ...</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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