Republic of Austria

Neat! I like the commemoratives.

 

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2 schilling 1936.
Mintage: 500000 pcs.
Engraver: Edwin Grienauer.
Type: "Bicentennial - death of prince Eugen of Savoy".
NB! Prince Eugen of Savoy (1663-1736) was the outstanding commander of the Sacred Roman Empire.

 

2 schilling 1937.
Mintage: 500000 pcs.
Engraver: Edwin Grienauer.
Type: "Bicentennial - completion of St. Charles Church".
NB! St. Charles Church is the famous historical architectural monument of an Austrian capital.

 

That is all.

 

Thanks for posting the coins and history, Eugene.
Many wonderful Art Deco designs

 

200 kronen 1924, bronze, weight - 3,33 g., size - 19 mm, thickness - 1,5 mm, mintage - 57160000 pcs. Engraver: Filip Hauslerr, Single release only.

 

Interesting look, mostly because of the digit "2". This was a one-year release only indeed, but the design was continued after the Jan-1925 currency reform. The republic and the austrofascist regime both used it.

Christian

 

5 groschen 1931, copper-nickel, weight - 3 g., size - 17 mm, thickness - 1,5 mm, mintage - 16631000 pcs. Engraver: Adolf Hofmann (obverse) & Philipp Hausler (reverse). Coins of this type were released at 1931-32, 1934 and 1936-38.

 

As I know, it was equal to 2 pfennig.

 

I found it in a box of my local dealer yesterday. And I got it for 77 cents only.
It is 5 shillings 1960, silver .640, weight - 5,2 g., size - 23,5 mm, thickness - 1,4 mm, mintage - 12618000 pcs. Engravers: Hans Kottenstorfer - obverse (horseman) & Josef Koblinger - reverce (face value). Coins of this type were released at 1960-68. Demonetized at September 30 1969.

 

Nice find, especially at such a price. The design was continued until the end of the schilling years by the way, but not in silver any more. (Between 1968 and 1998 they were in Cu-Ni.) The horse and horseman refer to the Vienna Spanish Riding School ...

 

Thanks Christian!

 

Postwar coinage.

1 schilling 1947, aluminium-magnesium, weight - 2 g., size - 25 mm, thickness - 1,75 mm, mintage - 35838000 pcs. Engraver: Michael Powolny. Such coins were released at 1946-47, 1952 and 1957. Demonetized at May 2 1961.

 

2 schilling 1946, aluminium-magnesium, weight - 2,8 g., size - 28 mm, thickness - 1,96 mm, mintage - 10082000 pcs. Such coins were released at 1946-47 and 1952. Demonetized at June 29 1957.

 

5 schilling 1952, aluminium-magnesium, weight - 4 g., size - 31 mm, thickness - 2,3 mm, mintage - 43231000 pcs. Engraver: Michael Powolny. Such coins were released at 1952 and 1957. Demonetized at February 15 1961.

 

20 groschen 1951, aluminium-bronze, weight - 4,5 g., size - 22 mm, thickness - 1,7 mm, mintage - 7781000 pcs. Engraver: Michael Powolny. Such coins were released at 1950-51 and 1954. Demonetized at April 30 1959.