Republic of Austria

Austria became a republic at November 12 1918. "German Austria" was the name of this country until October 21 1919. At October 21 1919 German Austria was renamed into "Republic of Austria".
Austrian krone became the national Austrian currency. First coins were released at 1923. It was the period of a high inflation.

 

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100 kronen 1924, bronze, weight - 1,666 g., size - 17 mm, thickness - 1 mm, mintage - 43013920 pcs. Engraver: Heinrich Zita. Coins of this type were released at 1923-24.

 

1000 kronen 1924, copper-nickel, weight - 4,3 g., size - 22 mm, thickness - 1,5 mm, mintage - 72353000 pcs. Engraver: Heinrich Zita. Single release only.

 

At March 1 1925 Austrian krone was demonetized. Austrian shilling became the new national currency. The exchange rate was established: 1 shilling = 10000 kronen.
1 shilling was equal to 100 groschen.

 

1 groschen 1928, bronze, weight - 1,6 g., size - 17 mm, thickness - 1 mm, mintage - 17189000 pcs. Engraver: Heinrich Zita. Coins of this type were released at 1925-38.

 

2 groschen 1929, bronze, weight - 3,3 g., size - 19 mm, thickness - 1,41 mm, mintage - 16184000 pcs. Engraver: Philipp Hausler. Coins of this type were released at 1925-30 and 1934-38.

 

10 groshen 1925, copper-nickel, weight - 4,53 g., size - 22 mm, thickness - 1,54 mm, mintage - 66199000 pcs. Engraver: Heinrich Zita. Coins of this type were released at 1925 and 1928-29.

 

1/2 schilling 1925, silver .640, weight - 3 g., size - 19 mm, thickness - 1,3 mm, mintage - 18370000 pcs. Engraver: Philipp Hausler.Coins of this type were released at 1925-1926. Several very rare coins were minted with the date "1924".

 

50 groschen 1935, copper-nickel, weight - 5,5 g., size - 24 mm, thickness - 1,5 mm, mkintage - 11435000 pcs. Engraver: unknown. Coins of this type were released at 1935 and 1936.

 

1 schilling 1925, silver .640, weight - 6 g., size - 25 mm, mintage - 38209000 pcs. Engraver: Heinrich Zita. Coins of this type were released at 1925-26 and 1932.

 

1 schilling 1934, copper-nickel, weight - 7 g., size - 26 mm, thickness - 1,76 mm, mintage - 30641000 pcs. Engraver: Gudrun Baudisch (obverse) and Michael Powolny (reverse). Vienna Mint. Coins of this type were released at 1925-26 and 1932.

 

At 1928-1937 were released ten types of commemorative coins with face value of 2 schilling. All of these coins were minted in Vienna Mint. It was silver .640, weight - 12 g., size - 29,4 mm.

 

2 schilling 1928.
Mintage: 6900000 pcs.
Engraver: Edwin Grienauer.
Type: "100th Anniversary of the death of Franz Schubert".
NB! Franz Schubert (1797-1828) was the great Austrian composer.

 

2 schilling 1929.
Mintage: 2000000 pcs.
Engraver: Edwin Grienauer.
Type: "100th Anniversary - birth of Dr. Theodor Billroth".
NB! Theodor Billroth (1829-1894) was the outstanding Austrian surgeon.

 

2 schilling 1930.
Mintage: 500000 pcs.
Engraver: Edwin Grienauer.
Type: "7th Centennial of the death of Walther von der Vogelweide".
NB! Walther von der Vogelweide (1160/1170 - after 1228) was the well-known German Medieval poet and composer.

 

2 schilling 1931.
Mintage: 500000 pcs.
Engraver: Edwin Grienauer.
Type: "175th Anniversary - birth of Wolfgang Mozart".
NB! Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) was the great Austrian composer.

 

2 schilling 1932.
Mintage: 300000 pcs.
Engraver: Edwin Grienauer.
Type: "200th Anniversary - birth of Joseph Haydn".
NB! Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) was the great Austrian composer.

 

2 schilling (1933).
Mintage: 400000 pcs.
Engraver: Eduard Hanich-Concee (reverse).
Type: "Death of Dr. Ignaz Seipel".
NB! Ignaz Seipel (1876-1932) was the 6th and 8th Austrian federal chancellor (1922-24 and 1926-29).

 

2 schilling 1934.
Mintage: 1500000 pcs.
Engraver: Edwin Grienauer.
Type: "Death of Dr. Engelbert Dollfuss".
NB! Engelbert Dollfuss (1892-1934) was the 14th Austrian federal chancellor (1932-34). He was murdered during the fascist mutiny at July 25 1934.

 

2 schilling 1935.
Mintage: 500000 pcs.
Engraver: Rudolf Marschall.
Type: "25th Anniversary - death of Dr. Karl Lueger".
NB! Karl Lueger (1844-1910) was a burgomaster of Vienna.